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Signals for threat modulate attentional capture and holding: Fear-conditioning and extinction during the exogenous cueing task

Ernst Koster Ghent University, Belgium
,
Geert Crombez
,
Stefaan Van Damme
,
Bruno Verschuere
&
Jan De Houwer
Pages 771-780 | Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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