No revolution necessary: Neural mechanisms for economics

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-406

  Craver, Carl F ^a,b   Alexandrova, Anna ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 55549095670     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: 14740028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266267108002034     Document Type: Review

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