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The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Volume 65, 2012 - Issue 2: COGNITIVE CONTROL OF ACTION AND THE REGULATION OF BEHAVIOUR
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Attentional control constrains visual short-term memory: Insights from developmental and individual differences

Duncan E. Astle Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Anna C. Nobre Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Gaia Scerif Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 277-294 | Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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