Predilection or Preconception? A reply to Treccani and Umiltà

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 316-318

  Fischer, Martin H ^a   Shaki, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL NUMERICAL MAPPING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 79952040623     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.11.011     Document Type: Note

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