Lexical and Semantic Binding Effects in Short-term Memory: Evidence from Semantic Dementia

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1165-1216

  Knott, Raymond ^a   Patterson, Karalyn ^b   Hodges, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000528864     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026432997381303     Document Type: Article

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