FEATURE ARTICLE Attentional Functions of Parietal and Frontal Cortex
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK, Dipartimento di Scienza della Cognizione e della Formazione, Universita degli Studi di Trento, Rovereto, Italy, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology Department, University College London, UK and Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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