Impaired procedural learning in language impairment: Results from probabilistic categorization

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-258

  Kemény, Ferenc ^a   Lukács, Ágnes ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Implicit learning; Language impairment; Probabilistic categorization; Procedural deficit hypothesis; Procedural system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77951228250     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902971131     Document Type: Article

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