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Original Article

The Bisection of Horizontal and Radial Lines: A Case Study of Normal Controls and Ten Patients with Left Visuospatial Neglect

Peter W Halligan Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre, Oxford, and Neuropsychology Unit, University, Department of Clinical Neurology, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK
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John C Marshall Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre, Oxford, and Neuropsychology Unit, University, Department of Clinical Neurology, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK
Pages 149-167 | Received 01 Aug 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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