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Original Article

The Pattern and Habituation of the Orienting Response in Man and Rats

Brigitte Rockstroh Department of Clinical and Physiological Psychology, University of Tübingen, FRG
,
Marga Johnen Department of Biology, University of Tübingen, FRG
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Thomas Elbert Department of Clinical and Physiological Psychology, University of Tübingen, FRG
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Werner Lutzenberger Department of Clinical and Physiological Psychology, University of Tübingen, FRG
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Niels Birbaumer Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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Klaus Rudolph Department of Biology, University of Tübingen, FRG
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Joachim Ostwald Department of Biology, University of Tübingen, FRG
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Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler Department of Biology, University of Tübingen, FRG
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Pages 169-182 | Received 02 Feb 1987, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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