The role of the central executive in associative learning

Psychologia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-90

  Sasaki, Takashi ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Central executive; Dual task methodology; Visuospatial sketchpad; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549122113     PISSN: 00332852     EISSN: 13475916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2117/psysoc.2009.80     Document Type: Article

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