Training attentional control and working memory - Is younger, better?

Developmental Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 360-387

  Wass, S V ^a   Scerif, G ^b   Johnson, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional control; Cognitive development; Cognitive training; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867630205     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2012.07.001     Document Type: Review

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