Lifespan changes in working memory in fragile X premutation males

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 551-558

  Cornish, Kim M ^a   Kogan, Cary S ^b   Li, Lexin ^c   Turk, Jeremy ^d   Jacquemont, Sebastien ^e   Hagerman, Randi J ^f,g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Central executive; Development; Fragile X syndrome; Fragile X tremor and ataxia syndrome; Phonological loop; Premutation status; Visual spatial sketchpad; Working memory

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRAGILE X TREMOR AND ATAXIA SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849092523     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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