Memory abilities in Williams syndrome: Dissociation or developmental delay hypothesis?

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-297

  Sampaio, Adriana ^a,b   Sousa, Nuno ^b   Férnandez, Montse ^a   Henriques, Margarida ^c   Gonçalves, Óscar F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Memory dissociation; Neurodevelopment; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REFERENCE VALUES; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 39749107381     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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