Implicit memory is independent from IQ and age but not from etiology: Evidence from Down and Williams syndromes

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 932-941

  Vicari, Stefano ^a,b   Verucci, L ^a,b   Carlesimo, G A ^c  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain development; Genetic syndrome; Implicit memory; Intellectual disability; Learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPLICIT MEMORY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 35948940081     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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