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Simple and Complex Working Memory Tasks Allow Similar Benefits of Information Compression

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|May 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.31 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 24, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 28, 2018
Published on: May 25, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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