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Evans’s (2014) modularity myths: A mental architecture digest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Iris Berent
Iris Berent*
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Northeastern University
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Department of Psychology, Northeastern University [i.berent@neu.edu]
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Language , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , March 2016 , pp. 195 - 197
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