The neurobiology of moral behavior: review and neuropsychiatric implications.

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Published in CNS Spectr on November 01, 2009

Authors

Mario F Mendez1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. mmendez@UCLA.edu

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