Dreaming as a story-telling instinct

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue APR, 2013, Pages

  Pace Schott, Edward F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84878791072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00159     Document Type: Article

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