The writing brain coordinating sensory/motor, language, and cognitive systems in working memory

Past, Present, and Future Contributions of Cognitive Writing Research to Cognitive Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 537-563

  Berninger, Virginia Wise ^a   Richards, Todd L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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