Three Forms of Neurorealism: Explaining the Persistence of the “Uncritically Real” in Popular Neuroscience News

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Three Forms of Neurorealism : Explaining the Persistence of the “Uncritically Real” in Popular Neuroscience News. / Gruber, David R.

In: Written Communication, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2017, p. 189-223.

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Gruber, DR 2017, 'Three Forms of Neurorealism: Explaining the Persistence of the “Uncritically Real” in Popular Neuroscience News', Written Communication, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 189-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088317699899

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Gruber, D. R. (2017). Three Forms of Neurorealism: Explaining the Persistence of the “Uncritically Real” in Popular Neuroscience News. Written Communication, 34(2), 189-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088317699899

Vancouver

Gruber DR. Three Forms of Neurorealism: Explaining the Persistence of the “Uncritically Real” in Popular Neuroscience News. Written Communication. 2017;34(2):189-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088317699899

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Gruber, David R. / Three Forms of Neurorealism : Explaining the Persistence of the “Uncritically Real” in Popular Neuroscience News. In: Written Communication. 2017 ; Vol. 34, No. 2. pp. 189-223.

Bibtex

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