Age-related decline in divided-attention: Fsrom theoretical lab research to practical real-life situations

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 623-640

  Fraser, Sarah ^a,b   Bherer, Louis ^a,c  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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EID: 84885701903     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1252     Document Type: Review

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