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Original Articles

Neurolaw: Differential brain activity for Black and White faces predicts damage awards in hypothetical employment discrimination cases

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Pages 398-409 | Received 08 Apr 2011, Accepted 04 Oct 2011, Published online: 07 Nov 2011

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