Long-term memory in mental retardation: Evidence for a specific impairment in subjects with Down's syndrome

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-79

  Carlesimo, Giovanni A ^a,c   Marotta, Luigi ^b   Vicari, Stefano ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Long term memory; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; CUES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; VERBAL LEARNING; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0031060636     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(96)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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