In favor of a 'fractionation' view of ventral parietal cortex: comment on Cabeza et al.
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1 Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA 2 Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA 3 Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA 4 Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA 5 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA Letters
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Trends in cognitive sciences
دوره 16 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012