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Correspondence

Personality and Authenticity in Light of the Memory-Modifying Potential of Optogenetics: A Reply to Objections about Potential Therapeutic Applicability of Optogenetics

Agnieszka K. Adamczyka Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of PsychologyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6670-2417View further author information
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Przemysław Zawadzkib Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of PhilosophyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages W4-W7 | Published online: 17 Jun 2021

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