The walking corsi test (WalCT): A normative study of topographical working memory in a sample of 4-to 11-Year-Olds

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-96

  Piccardi, L ^a,b   Palermo, L ^b,c   Leonzi, M ^a   Risetti, M ^b   Zompanti, L ^b   Damico, S ^a   Guariglia, C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corsi Block Tapping Test; Human navigation; Pathway memory; Topographical orientation; Visuo spatial memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING;

EID: 84893942080     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2013.863976     Document Type: Article

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