The development of route learning in Down syndrome, Williams syndrome and typical development: investigations with virtual environments

Developmental Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 599-613

  Purser, Harry R M ^a   Farran, Emily K ^b   Courbois, Yannick ^c   Lemahieu, Axelle ^c   Sockeel, Pascal ^c   Mellier, Daniel ^d   Blades, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Lille Nord   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930032798     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12236     Document Type: Article

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