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Preface

Kirmayer, L. J., Worthman, C. M., Kitayama, S., Lemelson, R., & Cummings, C. A. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108695374.001

References

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The Co-emergence of Culture, Mind, and Brain

Kirmayer, L. J., Worthman, C. M., Kitayama, S., Lemelson, R., & Cummings, C. A. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108695374.004

The Situated Brain

Kirmayer, L. J., Worthman, C. M., Kitayama, S., Lemelson, R., & Cummings, C. A. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108695374.008

Meditation

Everly, G. S., & Lating, J. M. (2012) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-5538-7_10

References

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Meditation

Everly, G. S., & Lating, J. M. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-9098-6_14

Applications

(2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108695374.017

References

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The Answers

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From the Archives: reports by the Meetings Secretary JS Gillespie of the Guys, Kings and UCL meetings of 1967

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Index

Kirmayer, L. J., Worthman, C. M., Kitayama, S., Lemelson, R., & Cummings, C. A. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108695374.029

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Investigation

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Microstructural Plasticity

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