Essentializing the binary self: Individualism and collectivism in cultural neuroscience

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Essentializing the binary self: Individualism and collectivism in cultural neuroscience. / Martínez Mateo, M.; Cabanis, M.; Stenmanns, Julian et al.
in: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Jahrgang 7, 289, 03.06.2013.

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Martínez Mateo M, Cabanis M, Stenmanns J, Krach S. Essentializing the binary self: Individualism and collectivism in cultural neuroscience. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2013 Jun 3;7:289. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00289

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