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Convergent thinking and traumatic brain injury: an investigation of performance on the remote associate test

Arianna RigonDepartment of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USCorrespondence[email protected]
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Justin ReberDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, US
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Nirav N. PatelDepartment of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, US
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Melissa C. DuffDepartment of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, US
Pages 1110-1114 | Received 08 Jan 2018, Accepted 18 May 2018, Published online: 08 Jun 2018

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