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The concept of “command neurons” in explanations of behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

C. A. Fowler and
M. T. Turvey
C. A. Fowler
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 03755, also Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, Conn 06511; and Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn 06511, also Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, Conn. 06511
M. T. Turvey
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 03755, also Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, Conn 06511; and Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn 06511, also Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, Conn. 06511
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , March 1978, pp. 20 - 22
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