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- See also: Ehnsmyr, Ester (26 November 2009). "CFP NeuroGenderings". genna.gender.uu.se. Uppsala University. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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- ↑ Schmitz, Sigrid; Höppner, Grit (25 July 2014). "Neurofeminism and feminist neurosciences: a critical review of contemporary brain research". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Frontiers. 8 (546): 546. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00546 . PMC 4111126 . PMID 25120450.
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