Parallels between spatial cognition and spatial language: Evidence from Williams syndrome

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-185

  Landau, Barbara ^a   Hoffman, James E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axes; Language; Memory; Reference systems; Spatial representation; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744449329     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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