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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 38, 2012 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Preserved Spatial Memory for Reaching to Remembered Three-Dimensional Targets in Aging

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Pages 511-536 | Received 06 Mar 2009, Accepted 22 Sep 2011, Published online: 23 Oct 2012

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