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Females and attention to eye gaze: effects of the menstrual cycle. / Wolohan, Felicity; Bennett, Sarah; Crawford, Trevor.
In: Experimental Brain Research, Vol. 227, No. 3, 06.2013, p. 379-386.

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Wolohan, F, Bennett, S & Crawford, T 2013, 'Females and attention to eye gaze: effects of the menstrual cycle', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 227, no. 3, pp. 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-013-3515-3

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Wolohan F, Bennett S, Crawford T. Females and attention to eye gaze: effects of the menstrual cycle. Experimental Brain Research. 2013 Jun;227(3):379-386. doi: 10.1007/s00221-013-3515-3

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Wolohan, Felicity ; Bennett, Sarah ; Crawford, Trevor. / Females and attention to eye gaze : effects of the menstrual cycle. In: Experimental Brain Research. 2013 ; Vol. 227, No. 3. pp. 379-386.

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