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The effect of age on egocentric and allocentric spatial frames of reference

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    Tina Iachini, Gennaro Ruggiero & Francesco Ruotolo

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Iachini, T., Ruggiero, G. & Ruotolo, F. The effect of age on egocentric and allocentric spatial frames of reference. Cogn Process 10 (Suppl 2), 222–224 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-009-0276-9

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