On the Science of Embodied Cognition in the 2010s: Research Questions, Appropriate Reductionism, and Testable Explanations

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 324-336

  Núñez, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84860810662     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2011.614325     Document Type: Article

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