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The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Volume 61, 2008 - Issue 6: Grounding Cognition in Perception and Action
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Motor resonance and linguistic focus

Lawrence J. Taylor Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rolf A. Zwaan Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 896-904 | Published online: 12 May 2008

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