Brain dynamics in spider-phobic individuals exposed to phobia-relevant and other emotional stimuli

Jaroslaw M Michalowski1, Christiane A Melzig, Almut I Weike

  • 1Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology, University of Greifswald. psyjmi@univ.gda.pl

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