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What bilinguals tell us about cognitive control

Dual mechanisms of cognitive control in bilinguals and monolinguals

Julia MoralesResearch Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, University of Granada, Granada, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carlos J. Gómez-ArizaDepartment of Psychology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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M. Teresa BajoResearch Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Pages 531-546 | Received 31 Jul 2012, Accepted 20 May 2013, Published online: 27 Jun 2013

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