Effects of age, intelligence and executive control function on saccadic reaction time in persons with intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2644-2650

  Haishi, Koichi ^a   Okuzumi, Hideyuki ^b   Kokubun, Mitsuru ^b  

^a JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Executive control function; Intellectual disabilities; Intelligence; Saccadic reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; RESPONSE TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SACCADES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053644975     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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