Brain intersections of aesthetics and morals: Perspectives from biology, neuroscience, and evolution

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-380

  Zaidel, D W ^a   Nadal, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

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EID: 80052601479     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2011.0032     Document Type: Article

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