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Degree of abstraction rather than ambiguity is crucial for driving mentalizing involvement commentary on “A-EM: a neurocognitive model for understanding mixed and ambiguous emotions and morality”

Kris Baetensa Brain, Body and Cognition and Center for Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ning Mab School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaView further author information
Pages 70-72 | Received 06 Dec 2022, Published online: 20 Feb 2023

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