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Clinical Science

Evidence for Non-Opponent Coding of Colour Information in Human Visual Cortex: Selective Loss of “Green” Sensitivity in a Subject with Damaged Ventral Occipito-Temporal Cortex

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Pages 1-6 | Received 08 Jun 2010, Accepted 01 Oct 2010, Published online: 16 Jan 2011

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