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Asymmetries of Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition
Volume 17, 2012 - Issue 4: Emotion lateralisation through the lifespan
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Strength of lateralisation for processing facial emotion in relation to autistic traits in individuals without autism

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Pages 438-452 | Received 21 May 2009, Accepted 09 Jul 2010, Published online: 28 Mar 2011

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