The Impact of Bilingualism on Working Memory: A Null Effect on the Whole May Not Be So on the Parts

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Journal Front Psychol

Date 2016 Mar 5

PMID 26941704

Citations 11

Authors

Noelia Calvo

Agustin Ibanez

Adolfo M Garcia

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