Ambiguity's aftermath: how age differences in resolving lexical ambiguity affect subsequent comprehension.

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Published in Neuropsychologia on February 01, 2012

Authors

Chia-lin Lee1, Kara D Federmeier

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, United States. leechial@einstein.edu

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