Narrative language in Williams Syndrome and its neuropsychological correlates

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-111

  Marini, Andrea ^a,b   Martelli, Sara ^b   Gagliardi, Chiara ^b   Fabbro, Franco ^a,b   Borgatti, Renato ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Language development; Narrative analysis; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Williams Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL TASK; NARRATIVE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 75449103124     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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