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The Neurobiological Grounding of Human Values

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Neurobiology of Human Values

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Damasio, A. (2005). The Neurobiological Grounding of Human Values. In: Changeux, JP., Damasio, A.R., Singer, W., Christen, Y. (eds) Neurobiology of Human Values. Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29803-7_5

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