The role of the theory-of-mind cortical network in the comprehension of narratives

Linguistics and Language Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-174

  Mason, Robert A ^a   Just, Marcel Adam ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 59949093880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2008.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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