Neuropsychological components of intellectual disability: the contributions of immediate, working, and associative memory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Efficient memory functions are important to the development of cognitive and functional skills, allowing individuals to manipulate and store information. Theories of memory have suggested the presence of domain-specific (i.e. verbal and spatial) and general processing mechanisms across memory domains, including memory functions dependent on the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the hippocampus. Comparison of individuals who have syndromes associated with striking contrasts in skills on verbal and spatial tasks [e.g. Down syndrome (DS) and Williams syndrome (WS)] allows us to test whether or not these dissociations may extend across cognitive domains, including PFC and hippocampal memory processes.

Methods

The profile of memory function, including immediate memory (IM),

SUBMITTER: Edgin JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3088787 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature