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Title: When “capacity” changes with set size: Ensemble representations support the detection of across-category changes in visual working memory
Authors:
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Award ID(s):
1653457
Publication Date:
NSF-PAR ID:
10136729
Journal Name:
Journal of Vision
Volume:
19
Issue:
5
Page Range or eLocation-ID:
3
ISSN:
1534-7362
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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