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Acknowledgments

Many thanks to Noam Chomsky and Antonio Damasio for their kind and thoughtful suggestions on the manuscript and to Steven Schachter for providing the photo of Norman Geschwind.

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  1. Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSpe), San Gabriele Building-DIBIT2 A4B4, Via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Stefano Sandrone

  2. Institute for Advanced Study IUSS–Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy

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Sandrone, S. Norman Geschwind (1926–1984). J Neurol 260, 3197–3198 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-6871-9

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