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A working memory test battery: Java-based collection of seven working memory tasks

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A working memory test battery: Java-based collection of seven working memory tasks. / Stone, James Michael; Towse, John.
In: Journal of Open Research Software, Vol. 3, e5, 05.06.2015.

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Stone, JM & Towse, J 2015, 'A working memory test battery: Java-based collection of seven working memory tasks', Journal of Open Research Software, vol. 3, e5. https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.br

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Stone, J. M., & Towse, J. (2015). A working memory test battery: Java-based collection of seven working memory tasks. Journal of Open Research Software, 3, Article e5. https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.br

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Stone JM, Towse J. A working memory test battery: Java-based collection of seven working memory tasks. Journal of Open Research Software. 2015 Jun 5;3:e5. doi: 10.5334/jors.br

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Stone, James Michael ; Towse, John. / A working memory test battery : Java-based collection of seven working memory tasks. In: Journal of Open Research Software. 2015 ; Vol. 3.

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