Neuroimaging Studies of Attention: from Modulation of Sensory Processing to Top-down Control

Overview

Journal J Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2003 May 24

PMID 12764083

Citations 156

Authors

Luiz Pessoa

Sabine Kastner

Leslie G Ungerleider

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