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Principles of representation: why you can't represent the same concept twice

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Principles of representation: why you can't represent the same concept twice. / Connell, Louise; Lynott, Dermot.
In: Topics in Cognitive Science, Vol. 6, No. 3, 07.2014, p. 390-406.

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Connell, L & Lynott, D 2014, 'Principles of representation: why you can't represent the same concept twice', Topics in Cognitive Science, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 390-406. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12097

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Connell, L., & Lynott, D. (2014). Principles of representation: why you can't represent the same concept twice. Topics in Cognitive Science, 6(3), 390-406. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12097

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Connell L, Lynott D. Principles of representation: why you can't represent the same concept twice. Topics in Cognitive Science. 2014 Jul;6(3):390-406. doi: 10.1111/tops.12097

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Connell, Louise ; Lynott, Dermot. / Principles of representation : why you can't represent the same concept twice. In: Topics in Cognitive Science. 2014 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 390-406.

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