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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
Volume 1, 1994 - Issue 2
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Mechanisms of visual-cognitive aging: A neural network account

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Pages 105-119 | Accepted 16 Sep 1993, Published online: 25 Sep 2007

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