Causal reasoning and intentionality judgments after frontal brain lesions

Social Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 509-522

  Channon, Shelley ^a   Lagnado, David ^a   Drury, Helena ^a   Matheson, Elizabeth ^a   Fitzpatrick, Sian ^a   Shieff, Colin ^b   Mendoza, Nigel ^c   Maudgil, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955349308     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2010.28.4.509     Document Type: Article

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