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EEG responses to photic stimulation in persons experienced in meditation

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EEG responses to photic stimulation in persons experienced in meditation. / Williams, Paul; West, Michael.
In: Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Vol. 39, No. 5, 11.1975, p. 519-522.

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Williams, P & West, M 1975, 'EEG responses to photic stimulation in persons experienced in meditation', Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 519-522. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-4694(75)90054-1

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Williams, P., & West, M. (1975). EEG responses to photic stimulation in persons experienced in meditation. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 39(5), 519-522. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-4694(75)90054-1

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Williams P, West M. EEG responses to photic stimulation in persons experienced in meditation. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1975 Nov;39(5):519-522. doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(75)90054-1

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Williams, Paul ; West, Michael. / EEG responses to photic stimulation in persons experienced in meditation. In: Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1975 ; Vol. 39, No. 5. pp. 519-522.

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