Cerebral Specialization in Individuals with Down Syndrome.

Elliott, Digby; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ362407

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Cerebral Specialization in Individuals with Down Syndrome.

Elliott, Digby; And Others

American Journal of Mental Retardation, v92 n3 p263-71 Nov 1987

The review examined recent research concerning cerebral specialization, especially dichotic listening studies, in Down syndrome individuals. A model of cerebral specialization is proposed that stresses the biological dissociation between speech perception and speech production or other complex movements. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Downs Syndrome, Models, Neurology, Speech Acts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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