Assessment of Syntax after Adolescent Brain Injury: Effects of Memory on Test Performance.

Turkstra, Lyn S.; Holland, Audrey L.

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ERIC Number: EJ566298

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Assessment of Syntax after Adolescent Brain Injury: Effects of Memory on Test Performance.

Turkstra, Lyn S.; Holland, Audrey L.

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v41 n1 p137-49 Feb 1998

This study of six adolescents with brain injuries, and six controls, investigated the influence of working memory load on performance of a task designed to measure receptive syntax ability. The performance of the adolescents with brain injuries was significantly worse than that of controls. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Ability, Head Injuries, Language Impairments, Memory, Neurological Impairments, Recall (Psychology), Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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