Indirect cognitive control through top-down activation of perceptual symbols

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1173-1177

  Morsella, Ezequiel ^a,b   Lanska, Meredith ^a   Berger, Christopher C ^a   Gazzaley, Adam ^c,d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956806557     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.679     Document Type: Editorial

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