Is working memory capacity fixed?

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-196

  Klingberg, Torkel ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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EID: 84866744741     PISSN: 22113681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2012.07.004     Document Type: Note

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