Searching for the Hebb effect in Down syndrome: Evidence for a dissociation between verbal short-term memory and domain-general learning of serial order

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-307

  Mosse, E K ^a   Jarrold, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; New word learning; The Hebb effect; Verbal short term memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; LINGUISTICS; MENTAL TASK; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 77952530203     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01257.x     Document Type: Article

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