Plasticity of human spatial cognition: Spatial language and cognition covary across cultures
โ Scribed by Daniel B.M. Haun; Christian J. Rapold; Gabriele Janzen; Stephen C. Levinson
- Book ID
- 113549572
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 853 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0010-0277
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