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Spatial language, visual attention, and perceptual simulation. / Coventry, Kenny R.; Lynott, Dermot; Cangelosi, Angelo et al.
In: Brain and Language, Vol. 112, No. 3, 03.2010, p. 202-213.

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Coventry, KR, Lynott, D, Cangelosi, A, Monrouxe, L, Joyce, D & Richardson, DC 2010, 'Spatial language, visual attention, and perceptual simulation', Brain and Language, vol. 112, no. 3, pp. 202-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2009.06.001

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Coventry, K. R., Lynott, D., Cangelosi, A., Monrouxe, L., Joyce, D., & Richardson, D. C. (2010). Spatial language, visual attention, and perceptual simulation. Brain and Language, 112(3), 202-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2009.06.001

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Coventry KR, Lynott D, Cangelosi A, Monrouxe L, Joyce D, Richardson DC. Spatial language, visual attention, and perceptual simulation. Brain and Language. 2010 Mar;112(3):202-213. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2009.06.001

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Coventry, Kenny R. ; Lynott, Dermot ; Cangelosi, Angelo et al. / Spatial language, visual attention, and perceptual simulation. In: Brain and Language. 2010 ; Vol. 112, No. 3. pp. 202-213.

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