The effect of configuration on VSWM performance of Down syndrome individuals

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1058-1066

  Carretti, B ^a   Lanfranchi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Configuration; Down syndrome; Visuo spatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78649620623     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01334.x     Document Type: Article

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