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LINE BISECTION TASK PERFORMANCE AND RESTING EEG ALPHA POWER

METEHAN ÇIÇEK Cognitive Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Ankara, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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ERHAN NALÇACI Cognitive Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Ankara, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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CANAN KALAYCIOGLU Cognitive Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Ankara, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 849-866 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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