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Attention to Television: Alpha Power and Its Relationship to Image Motion and Emotional Content

Robert F. Simons
,
Benjamin H. Detenber
,
Bruce N. Cuthbert
,
David D. Schwartz
&
Jason E. Reiss
Pages 283-301 | Published online: 17 Nov 2009

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