Prototypes or pragmatics? The open question of public attitudes toward enhancement

AJOB Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 49-50

  Nadler, Roland ^a   Reiner, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 79953750536     PISSN: 21507740     EISSN: 21507759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2011.559926     Document Type: Article

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