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The role of inhibitory and disinhibitory processes in the brain in the formation of esthetic judgement

Scholars in the humanities continue to resist the possible applications of the cognitive neurosciences to the understanding of cultural phenomena.

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‘Selving’ and Union

McGilchrist, Iain. 2016. ‘Selving’ and Union. Journal of Consciousness Studies 23(1–2):196–213. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jc...

Iain McGilchrist Iain McGilchrist

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Long-term reliability of the visual EEG Poffenberger paradigm

Friedrich, Patrick, Sebastian Ocklenburg, Lisa Mochalski, Caroline Schlüter, Onur Güntürkün and Erhan Genc. 2017. Long-term reliability of t...

Onur Güntürkün Onur Güntürkün

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Diffusion markers of dendritic density and arborization in gray matter predict differences in intelligence

Genç, Erhan, Christoph Fraenz, Caroline Schlüter, Patrick Friedrich, Rüdiger Hossiep, Manuel C. Voelkle, Josef M. Ling, Onur Güntürkün and R...

Onur Güntürkün Onur Güntürkün

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The Lateralized Brain (1st ed.)

Ocklenburg, Sebastian and Onur Gunturkun. 2018. The Lateralized Brain (1st ed.). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2014-0-03755-0

Onur Güntürkün Onur Güntürkün

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The Functional Structure of Brain Asymmetries: A Unified Theory

Hemispheric asymmetries play an important role in almost all cognitive functions.

Onur Güntürkün Onur Güntürkün
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