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Basal nucleus lesions in monkeys: recognition memory impairment or visual agnosia?

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    R. M. Ridley, H. F. Baker & T. K. Murray

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Ridley, R.M., Baker, H.F. & Murray, T.K. Basal nucleus lesions in monkeys: recognition memory impairment or visual agnosia?. Psychopharmacology 95, 289–290 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174527

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