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Chapter 13 - Neuroimaging Studies of Alexithymia

from Part IV - Biological Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2018

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Katharina S. Goerlich  and
André Aleman
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Olivier Luminet ,
R. Michael Bagby  and
Graeme J. Taylor
Olivier Luminet
Affiliation:
Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
R. Michael Bagby
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Graeme J. Taylor
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University of Toronto
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Alexithymia
Advances in Research, Theory, and Clinical Practice
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