The wounds of war.
The Vietnam Head Injury Study of 1,200 veterans who suffered brain injuries, conducted at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, has helped psychologists to establish links between specific parts of the brain and aspects of human behavior. An unexpected finding was that most of those who suffered pro...
| Publicado en: | Psychology Today Vol. 20; pp. 8 - 10 |
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Sussex Publishers Inc.
June 1986
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