Analogy and metaphor running amok: An examination of the use of explanatory devices in neuroscience

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-172

  Slaney, Kathleen L ^a   Maraun, Michael D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77951459697     PISSN: 10688471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0091257     Document Type: Article

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