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Complexity and Neuropsychology: New Perspectives in the Study of Emotions and Cognitive Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Silvana Galderisi  and
Armida Mucci
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Abstract

The present paper is aimed at providing an outline of the process of reconceptualization of cognitive functions and emotions in neuropsychology, recently promoted by the acknowledgment of complex, nonlinear dynamics in brain structure and function.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 2 , Issue 9: Reflections on the Future of Neuroscience , October 1997 , pp. 45 - 52
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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