Comprehending expository texts: the dynamic neurobiological correlates of building a coherent text representation
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Comprehending expository texts: the dynamic neurobiological correlates of building a coherent text representation
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1662-5161
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00853