Images are not the evidence in neuroimaging

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-278

  Klein, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 77952852775     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axp035     Document Type: Article

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