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Thermosensory intensity and affect throughout the perceptible range

Joel D. Greenspan Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; University of Maryland Program in Neuroscience, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Elizabeth A. Roy Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; University of Maryland Program in Neuroscience, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Patricia A. Caldwell Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; University of Maryland Program in Neuroscience, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Naila S. Farooq Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; University of Maryland Program in Neuroscience, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pages 19-26 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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