The effects of pediatric traumatic brain injury on verbal and visual-spatial working memory

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-38

  Gorman, Stephanie ^a   Barnes, Marcia A ^b   Swank, Paul R ^b   Prasad, Mary ^b   Ewing Cobbs, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual task; Inhibitory control; Outcome; Pediatric; Traumatic brain injury; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855173426     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711001251     Document Type: Article

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