The neural bases of attitudes, evaluation, and behavior change

The Neural Basis of Human Belief Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 71-94

  Falk, Emily B ^a   Lieberman, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203101407     Document Type: Chapter

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