Chunking, rule learning, and multiple item memory in rat interleaved serial pattern learning

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-112

  Fountain, Stephen B ^a   Benson Jr , Don M ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645880099     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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