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A working memory account of the interaction between numbers and spatial attention

Jean-Philippe van DijckDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium;Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elger L. AbrahamseDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Freya AcarDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Boris KetelsDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Wim FiasDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 1500-1513 | Received 02 Jul 2013, Accepted 04 Feb 2014, Published online: 22 Apr 2014

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