Right hemisphere dominance for understanding the intentions of others: Evidence from a split-brain patient

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ortigue, Stephanie ^a   King, Danielle ^a   Gazzaniga, Michael ^a   Miller, Michael ^a   Grafton, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957896003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0593     Document Type: Article

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