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Grasping Variance in Word Norms: Individual Differences in Motor Imagery and Semantic Ratings

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|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.418 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: May 23, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 9, 2024
Published on: Jan 7, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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