The dialogical integration of the brain in social semiosis: Edelman and the case for downward causation

Mind, Culture, and Activity

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 291-311

  Thibault, Paul J ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

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EID: 1342323433     PISSN: 10749039     EISSN: 15327884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327884MCA0704_04     Document Type: Article

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