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Spontaneous and intentional trait inferences recruit a common mentalizing network to a different degree: Spontaneous inferences activate only its core areas

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Pages 123-138 | Received 14 Dec 2009, Accepted 01 Apr 2010, Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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