Working memory and language: An overview

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-208

  Baddeley, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central executive; Nonword repetition; Phonological loop; Specific language impairment; Visuospatial sketchpad; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHONETICS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0037623541     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9924(03)00019-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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