Memory coding in individuals with Down syndrome

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 700-712

  Lanfranchi, Silvia ^a   Toffanin, Elena ^a   Zilli, Simona ^a   Panzeri, Benedetta ^a   Vianello, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Intellectual disability; Verbal memory; Visuospatial memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUOSPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

DOWN SYNDROME; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUOSPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84905683318     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2013.856396     Document Type: Article

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