God will forgive: reflecting on God’s love decreases neurophysiological responses to errors
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God will forgive: reflecting on God's love decreases neurophysiological responses to errors.
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1749-5024,1749-5016
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu096