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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Influence of Tourist Attraction Type on Product Price Perception and Neural Mechanism in Tourism Consumption: An ERP Study

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Pages 3787-3803 | Received 12 Apr 2023, Accepted 13 Jul 2023, Published online: 11 Sep 2023

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