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Caring About Dostoyevsky: The Untapped Potential of Studying Literature.

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Abstract
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Should cognitive scientists and neuroscientists care about Dostoyevsky? Engaging with fiction is a natural and rich behavior, providing a unique window onto the mind and brain, particularly for mental simulation, emotion, empathy, and immersion. With advances in analysis techniques, it is time that cognitive scientists and neuroscientists embrace literature and fiction.

Year of Publication
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2016
Journal
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Trends in cognitive sciences
Volume
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20
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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243-245
ISSN Number
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1364-6613
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1364-6613(16)00002-4
DOI
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10.1016/j.tics.2015.12.009
Short Title
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Trends Cogn Sci
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