Inhibitory mechanisms in Down syndrome: Is there a specific or general deficit?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-71

  Borella, Erika ^a   Carretti, Barbara ^a   Lanfranchi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive inhibition; Down syndrome; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISTRACTIBILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; SCHOOL CHILD; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STROOP TEST; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865483735     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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