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Notes Towards a (Neurobiological) Definition of Beauty

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|Jul 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2019-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2519-5808 | Journal ISSN: 0170-057X
Language: English, German
Page range: 107 - 112
Published on: Jul 25, 2019
Published by: Society for Gestalt Theory and its Applications (GTA)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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