Working memory still working: Age-related differences in working-memory functioning and cognitive control

Memory and Aging: Current Issues and Future Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-30

  Verhaeghen, Paul ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84882761659     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203156513     Document Type: Chapter

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