Cortex
Volume 45, Issue 7 , Pages 863-869 , July 2009

Repetita iuvant: Object-centered neglect with non-verbal visual stimuli induced by repetition

  • Silvia Savazzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, University of Verona, and National Institute of Neuroscience, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie, 8, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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  • Francesca Mancini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, University of Verona, and National Institute of Neuroscience, Italy
    • Rehabilitation Unit, Zevio, Verona, Italy
    • ,
  • Gianluigi Veronesi

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Unit, Zevio, Verona, Italy
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  • Lucio Posteraro

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Unit, Bozzolo, Mantova, Italy

Received 12 May 2008 ,Revised 16 September 2008 ,Accepted 6 November 2008.

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PII: S0010-9452(08)00265-7

doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2008.11.006

Cortex
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