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Confusing confusability: on the problems of using psychophysical measures of letter confusability in neuropsychological research

Randi StarrfeltCenter for Visual Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin LindegaardCenter for Visual Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Claus BundesenCenter for Visual Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
Pages 314-320 | Received 26 Mar 2015, Accepted 08 Jun 2015, Published online: 13 Jul 2015

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