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The Whorfian mind: electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception

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The Whorfian mind: electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception. / Athanasopoulos, Panos; Wiggett, Alison; Dering, Benjamin et al.
In: Communicative and Integrative Biology, Vol. 2, No. 4, 07.2009, p. 332-334.

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Athanasopoulos, P, Wiggett, A, Dering, B, Kuipers, J-R & Thierry, G 2009, 'The Whorfian mind: electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception', Communicative and Integrative Biology, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 332-334. https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.2.4.8400

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Athanasopoulos, P., Wiggett, A., Dering, B., Kuipers, J.-R., & Thierry, G. (2009). The Whorfian mind: electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 2(4), 332-334. https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.2.4.8400

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Athanasopoulos P, Wiggett A, Dering B, Kuipers JR, Thierry G. The Whorfian mind: electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception. Communicative and Integrative Biology. 2009 Jul;2(4):332-334. doi: 10.4161/cib.2.4.8400

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Athanasopoulos, Panos ; Wiggett, Alison ; Dering, Benjamin et al. / The Whorfian mind : electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception. In: Communicative and Integrative Biology. 2009 ; Vol. 2, No. 4. pp. 332-334.

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