Creating metaphors: The neural basis of figurative language production
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Creating metaphors: The neural basis of figurative language production
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عنوان ژورنال: NeuroImage
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1053-8119
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.12.046