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This paper is based on the premise that biological systems are self-regulating and self-organizing and that their functioning is governed by laws which are in principle understandable.
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Bretherton, I., Bates, E. (1984). The Development of Representation from 10 to 28 Months. In: Emde, R.N., Harmon, R.J. (eds) Continuities and Discontinuities in Development. Topics in Developmental Psychobiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2725-7_10
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