Morphological differences in the parietal lobes within the human genus: A neurofunctional perspective

Current Anthropology

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

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EID: 77953925605     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/650729     Document Type: Article

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