New directions in cognitive training: on methods, transfer, and application

Psychological Research

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 749-755

  Schubert, Torsten ^a   Strobach, Tilo ^a,b   Karbach, Julia ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING;

COGNITION; HUMANS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84919949552     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-014-0619-8     Document Type: Editorial

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