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Frontal-subcortical defects correlate with task switching deficits in Parkinson’s disease

Amara Gul, Javed Yousaf and Hira Ahmad
Neurosciences Journal July 2017, 22 (3) 224-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2017.3.20160572
Amara Gul
From the Department of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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Javed Yousaf
From the Department of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
MSc
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Hira Ahmad
From the Department of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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