"Do octopuses have a brain?" Knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards neuroscience at school.

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Published in PLoS One on October 17, 2012

Authors

Alessandra Sperduti1, Federica Crivellaro, Paola Francesca Rossi, Luca Bondioli

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Anthropology, National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "L. Pigorini", Rome, Italy. alesandra.sperduti@beniculturali.it

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