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Spatial Memory in Humans

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  1. Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, De Crespigny Park, 89, SE5 8AF, London, UK

    Mitul A. Mehta

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  1. Section of Behavioural Pharmacology, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry P049, London, United Kingdom

    Ian P. Stolerman

  2. Brown Medical School, Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Lawrence H. Price

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Mehta, M.A. (2014). Spatial Memory in Humans. In: Stolerman, I., Price, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27772-6_355-2

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