Darwin's mistake: Explaining the discontinuity between human and nonhuman minds

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Behavioral and Brain Sciences

• Publication date

  2008-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Philosophy, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1017/S0140525X08003543PMID 18479531
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