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Our eyes deviate away from a location where a distractor is expected to appear

Stefan Van der Stigchel1, Jan Theeuwes

  • 1Department of Cognitive Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. S.Van.der.Stigchel@psy.vu.nl

Experimental Brain Research
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