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Meditation and the EEG

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Meditation and the EEG. / West, Michael.
In: Psychological Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 2, 05.1980, p. 369-375.

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West, M 1980, 'Meditation and the EEG', Psychological Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 369-375. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700044147

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West, M. (1980). Meditation and the EEG. Psychological Medicine, 10(2), 369-375. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700044147

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West M. Meditation and the EEG. Psychological Medicine. 1980 May;10(2):369-375. doi: 10.1017/S0033291700044147

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West, Michael. / Meditation and the EEG. In: Psychological Medicine. 1980 ; Vol. 10, No. 2. pp. 369-375.

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