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Transdisciplinary Approaches to Literature and EmpathyEdited by Paul Sopčák, Massimo Salgaro and J. Berenike Herrmann
[Scientific Study of Literature 6:1] 2016
► pp. 164–174
Edited by Paul Sopčák, Massimo Salgaro and J. Berenike Herrmann
[Scientific Study of Literature 6:1] 2016
► pp. 164–174
The scientific study of literary experience and neuro-behavioral responses to literature
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