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The functional anatomy of humor: segregating cognitive and affective components

✍ Scribed by Goel, Vinod; Dolan, Raymond J.

Book ID
109829972
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
541 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6256

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