Training spatial ability: Comment on Pietsch and Jansen (2012) and prospective research trends

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 882-883

  Moreau, David ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive enhancement; Embodied cognition; Music; Spatial ability; Sports; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868301685     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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