The somatic marker hypotheses, and what the iowa gambling task does and does not show

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-71

  Colombetti, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41549140049     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axm045     Document Type: Article

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