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Finger–digit compatibility in Arabic numeral processing

Samuel Di Luca Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Alessia Granà Università degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Carlo Semenza Università degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Xavier Seron Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Mauro Pesenti Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1648-1663 | Received 12 Jul 2004, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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