Attentional disengagement in adults with Williams syndrome

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-207

  Lense, Miriam D ^a   Key, Alexandra P ^a   Dykens, Elisabeth M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional allocation; Attentional blink; Attentional disengagement; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; ATTENTIONAL DISENGAGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 80054078461     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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