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Haider, M., Groll-Knapp, E., Ganglberger, J.A. (1981). Event-related slow (DC) potentials in the human brain. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 88. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 88. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0034537

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