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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
Volume 27, 2020 - Issue 2
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Age doesn’t matter much: hybrid visual and memory search is preserved in older adults

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Pages 220-253 | Received 05 Oct 2018, Accepted 01 Apr 2019, Published online: 03 May 2019

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