Cultural Factors Shape Olfactory Language
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Cultural Factors Shape Olfactory Language.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1364-6613
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.06.009