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The role of vision in egocentric and allocentric spatial frames of reference

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  1. Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100, Caserta, Italy

    Gennaro Ruggiero, Francesco Ruotolo & Tina Iachini

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Ruggiero, G., Ruotolo, F. & Iachini, T. The role of vision in egocentric and allocentric spatial frames of reference. Cogn Process 10 (Suppl 2), 283–285 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-009-0320-9

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