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  1. Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisiologia, Università di Parma, Via Volturno 39, Parma, 43125, Italy

    Prof. Giacomo Rizzolatti & Maria Alessandra Umiltà

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    Anne L. C. Runehov

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Rizzolatti, G., Umiltà, M.A. (2013). Action Control. In: Runehov, A.L.C., Oviedo, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8265-8_8

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