Simultaneous interpretation selectively influences working memory and attentional networks

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 82-91

  Morales, Julia ^a   Padilla, Francisca ^a   Gómez Ariza, Carlos J ^b   Bajo, M Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alertness; Expertise; Orienting; Simultaneous interpreting; Updating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; SPEECH; THINKING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921499361     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: 18736297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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