The inhibition capacities of children with mathematical disabilities

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-20

  Censabella, Sandrine ^a   Noël, Marie Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL TASK; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

APTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 37549055863     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040601052318     Document Type: Article

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