The Neurocognitive Development of Episodic Prospection and Its Implications for Academic Achievement

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 196-206

  Prabhakar, Janani ^a   Coughlin, Christine ^a   Ghetti, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84980044683     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12124     Document Type: Review

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