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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
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Processing Speed and Visuospatial Executive Function Predict Visual Working Memory Ability in Older Adults

Louise A. Brown Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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James R. Brockmole Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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Alan J. Gow Department of Psychology and Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Ian J. Deary Department of Psychology and Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Pages 1-19 | Received 12 Sep 2010, Accepted 27 May 2011, Published online: 06 Jan 2012

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