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Click Evoked EEG Responses in Normal and Developmentally Retarded Infants

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Some developmentally retarded infants showed EEG responses to auditory stimuli—series of clicks—which were different from the responses of normal infants. Possible explanations for this finding are discussed.

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BARNET, A., LODGE, A. Click Evoked EEG Responses in Normal and Developmentally Retarded Infants. Nature 214, 252–255 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214252a0

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