Is There a Generalized Magnitude System in the Brain? Behavioral, Neuroimaging, and Computational Evidence

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Journal Front Psychol

Date 2013 Jul 23

PMID 23874319

Citations 17

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Filip Van Opstal

Tom Verguts

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