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A cautionary note from a neuroscientist's perspective: Interpreting from mirror neurons and neuroplasticity

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Passaro, A. A cautionary note from a neuroscientist's perspective: Interpreting from mirror neurons and neuroplasticity. Postmedieval 3, 355–360 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/pmed.2012.23

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