Stretching the limits of visual attention: The case of action video games

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-230

  Hubert Wallander, Bjorn ^a   Green, C Shawn ^b   Bavelier, Daphne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 78149492242     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.116     Document Type: Article

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