Please Scroll down for Article Social Neuroscience Fairness Concerns Predict Medial Frontal Negativity Amplitude in Ultimatum Bargaining Fairness Concerns Predict Medial Frontal Negativity Amplitude in Ultimatum Bargaining
Please Scroll down for Article Social Neuroscience Fairness Concerns Predict Medial Frontal Negativity Amplitude in Ultimatum Bargaining Fairness Concerns Predict Medial Frontal Negativity Amplitude in Ultimatum Bargaining
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Maarten A. S. Boksem;D. De Cremer
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Maarten A. S. Boksem;D. De Cremer
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