Path Learning in Individuals With Down Syndrome: The Challenge of Learning Condition and Cognitive Abilities.

ABSTRACT: Analyzing navigational abilities and related aspects in individuals with Down syndrome (DS) is of considerable interest because of its relevance to everyday life. This study investigates path learning, the conditions favoring it, and the cognitive abilities involved. A group of 30 adults with DS and 32 typically-developing (TD) children matched on receptive vocabulary were shown a 4 × 4 Floor Matrix and asked to repeat increasingly long sequences of steps by walking on the grid. The sequences were presented under two learning conditions, one called Oral instructions (participants received verbal instructions such as "turn right" or "turn left"), the other Observation (participants watched the experimenter's moves). Participants were also assessed on verbal and visuospatial cognitive measur

SUBMITTER: Meneghetti C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8027337 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature