Embodied empathy and abstract concepts' concreteness: Evidence from contemplative practices.

Prog Brain Res

Research Institute for Neuroscience, Education, and Didactics, Patrizio Paoletti Foundation for Development and Communication, Assisi, Italy. Electronic address:

Published: June 2023


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