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Neural mechanisms underlying temporal integration, segmentation, and input sequence representation: some implications for the origin of learning disabilities.

M M Merzenich·C Schreiner·W Jenkins·X Wang
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M M Merzenich, C Schreiner, W Jenkins, X Wang. 1993-06-14. Neural mechanisms underlying temporal integration, segmentation, and input sequence representation: some implications for the origin of learning disabilities.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1993.tb22955.x

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