Language Evolution and Neuromechanisms

A Companion to Cognitive Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 212-225

  Deacon, Terrence W ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Explaining language uniqueness; Human neuroanatomical uniqueness; Language processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052768211     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781405164535.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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