Using EEG mu-suppression to explore group biases in motor resonance

Neuroscience of Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 279-298

  Gutsell, Jennifer N ^a   Inzlicht, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84920486106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203124635     Document Type: Chapter

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