The third contender: A critical examination of the dynamicist theory of cognition

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-463

  Eliasmith, Chris ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030298737     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515089608573194     Document Type: Article

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