The impact of visual complexity on visual short-term memory in children with specific language impairment

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 501-510

  Leclercq, Anne Lise ^a,b   Maillart, Christelle ^a   Pauquay, Sarah ^a   Majerus, Steve ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Form perception; Language delay; Language development disorders; Mental processes; Pattern recognition; Visual; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861053451     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617712000021     Document Type: Article

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