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Agency detection in predictive minds: a virtual reality study

Marc AndersenDepartment of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;Religion, Cognition and Culture, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thies PfeifferTechnical Faculty, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany;Cognitive Interaction Technology Center of Excellence (CITEC), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyView further author information
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Sebastian MüllerTechnical Faculty, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyView further author information
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Uffe SchjoedtDepartment of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;Religion, Cognition and Culture, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkView further author information
Pages 52-64 | Received 23 Jan 2017, Accepted 05 Sep 2017, Published online: 17 Oct 2017

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