Development of visual working memory precision in childhood

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 528-539

  Burnett Heyes, Stephanie ^a,b   Zokaei, Nahid ^b   van der Staaij, Irene ^b,c   Bays, Paul M ^b   Husain, Masud ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84862665038     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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