The Brain's concepts: the role of the Sensory-motor system in conceptual knowledge

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Cognitive Neuropsychology

• Publication date

  2005-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Philosophy, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1080/02643290442000310PMID 21038261
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