Generous or parsimonious cognitive architecture? Cognitive neuroscience and theory of mind

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-141

  Gerrans, Philip ^a   Stone, Valerie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 44849092149     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axm038     Document Type: Article

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