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Direct linkVicari, S.; Marotta, L.; Carlesimo, G. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
Verbal short-term memory, as measured by digit or word span, is generally impaired in individuals with Down's syndrome (DS) compared to mental age-matched controls. Moving from the working memory model, the present authors investigated the hypothesis that impairment in some of the articulatory loop sub-components is at the base of the deficient…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Short Term Memory, Downs Syndrome, Verbal Ability
