The role of primordial emotions in the evolutionary origin of consciousness
@article{Denton2009TheRO,
title={The role of primordial emotions in the evolutionary origin of consciousness},
author={Derek A. Denton and Michael J. McKinley and M. J. Farrell and Gary F. Egan},
journal={Consciousness and Cognition},
year={2009},
volume={18},
pages={500-514}
}
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