Comprehension of spatial language terms in Williams syndrome: Evidence for an interaction between domains of strength and weakness

Cortex

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-101

  Phillips, Caroline E ^a   Jarrold, Christopher ^a   Baddeley, Alan D ^a   Grant, Julia ^b   Karmiloff Smith, Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language; Spatial ability; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ERROR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 1642411853     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70922-5     Document Type: Article

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