Consciousness: A neuroscience perspective

International Journal of Psycho-Analysis

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 971-989

  Pally, Regina ^a   Olds, David ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; NEUROSCIENCE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROSCIENCES; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031727321     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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