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Volume 9, 2018 - Issue 1-2: Attentional modulation of early visual areas
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How early does attention modulate visual information processing? The importance of experimental protocol and data analysis approach

Heleen A SlagterDepartment of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Amsterdam Brain and Cognition, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Josipa AlilovicDepartment of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Amsterdam Brain and Cognition, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Simon Van GaalDepartment of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Amsterdam Brain and Cognition, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
Pages 26-28 | Received 03 Jul 2017, Published online: 18 Sep 2017

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