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Acute ingestion of different macronutrients differentially enhances aspects of memory and attention in healthy young adults

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Acute ingestion of different macronutrients differentially enhances aspects of memory and attention in healthy young adults. / Jones, Emma; Sünram-Lea, Sandra-Ilona; Wesnes, Keith A.
In: Biological Psychology, Vol. 89, No. 2, 02.2012, p. 477-486.

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Jones, E, Sünram-Lea, S-I & Wesnes, KA 2012, 'Acute ingestion of different macronutrients differentially enhances aspects of memory and attention in healthy young adults', Biological Psychology, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 477-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.12.017

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Jones, E., Sünram-Lea, S-I., & Wesnes, K. A. (2012). Acute ingestion of different macronutrients differentially enhances aspects of memory and attention in healthy young adults. Biological Psychology, 89(2), 477-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.12.017

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Jones E, Sünram-Lea S-I, Wesnes KA. Acute ingestion of different macronutrients differentially enhances aspects of memory and attention in healthy young adults. Biological Psychology. 2012 Feb;89(2):477-486. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.12.017

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Jones, Emma ; Sünram-Lea, Sandra-Ilona ; Wesnes, Keith A. / Acute ingestion of different macronutrients differentially enhances aspects of memory and attention in healthy young adults. In: Biological Psychology. 2012 ; Vol. 89, No. 2. pp. 477-486.

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