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. 2016 Mar 8;113(10):E1331.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1600575113. Epub 2016 Feb 29.

Unnatural paradigm calls into question whether macaques' social decisions represent empathy

Katherine A Cronin  1
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Unnatural paradigm calls into question whether macaques' social decisions represent empathy

Katherine A Cronin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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