Working memory and proverb comprehension in adolescents with traumatic brain injury: A preliminary investigation

Brain Injury

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-423

  Moran, Catherine A ^a   Nippold, Marilyn A ^b   Gillon, Gail T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Language comprehension; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; STORYTELLING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33744799470     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050500488223     Document Type: Article

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