Supernormal: How the Internet Is Changing Our Memories and Our Minds

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 341-348

  Ward, Adrian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84890367298     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2013.850148     Document Type: Article

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