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The brain's specialized systems for aesthetic and perceptual judgment
Article first published online: 3 FEB 2013
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12135
© 2013 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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Ishizu, T. and Zeki, S. (2013), The brain's specialized systems for aesthetic and perceptual judgment. European Journal of Neuroscience, 37: 1413–1420. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12135
Publication History
- Issue published online: 5 MAY 2013
- Article first published online: 3 FEB 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: 18 DEC 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 12 DEC 2012
- Manuscript Received: 20 JUL 2012
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- Wellcome Trust
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