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Influence of eye gaze on spoken word processing: an ERP study with infants. / Parise, Eugenio; Handl, Andrea; Palumbo, Letizia et al.
In: Child Development, Vol. 82, No. 3, 05.2011, p. 842-853.

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Parise, E, Handl, A, Palumbo, L & Friederici, AD 2011, 'Influence of eye gaze on spoken word processing: an ERP study with infants', Child Development, vol. 82, no. 3, pp. 842-853. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01573.x

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Parise, E., Handl, A., Palumbo, L., & Friederici, A. D. (2011). Influence of eye gaze on spoken word processing: an ERP study with infants. Child Development, 82(3), 842-853. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01573.x

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Parise E, Handl A, Palumbo L, Friederici AD. Influence of eye gaze on spoken word processing: an ERP study with infants. Child Development. 2011 May;82(3):842-853. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01573.x

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Parise, Eugenio ; Handl, Andrea ; Palumbo, Letizia et al. / Influence of eye gaze on spoken word processing : an ERP study with infants. In: Child Development. 2011 ; Vol. 82, No. 3. pp. 842-853.

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