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| 13 | The Theory of Event Coding (TEC): A framework for perception and action planning | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | 2001 | 3,168 |
| 14 | Rules and representations | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | 1980 | 2,631 |
| 15 | Natural language and natural selection | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | 1990 | 2,620 |
| 16 | The representing brain: Neural correlates of motor intention and imagery | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | 1994 | 2,595 |
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| 19 | Coevolution of neocortical size, group size and language in humans | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | 1993 | 2,301 |
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| 33 | Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | 2011 | 1,757 |
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