The convergent evolution of neural substrates for cognition

Psychological Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-219

  Güntürkün, Onur ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEURONS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84857045899     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-011-0377-9     Document Type: Review

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