Language, Culture and the Neurobiology of Pain: A Theoretical Exploration
Language and culture, as conceptualized in traditional anthropology, may have an important influence on pain and brain-behavior relations. The paradigm case for the influence of language and culture on perception and cognition is stipulated in the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis which has been applied to phe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1989-01-01
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| Series: | Behavioural Neurology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1989-2405 |