Selective impairment of verbal short-term memory from the perspective of phonological Loop.

The selective impairment of auditory verbal short-term memory.

the effects of keyword and context methods on pronunciation and receptive/ productive vocabulary of low-intermediate iranian efl learners: short-term and long-term memory in focus

از گذشته تا کنون، تحقیقات بسیاری صورت گرفته است که همگی به گونه ای بر مثمر ثمر بودن استفاده از استراتژی های یادگیری لغت در یک زبان بیگانه اذعان داشته اند. این تحقیق به بررسی تاثیر دو روش مختلف آموزش واژگان انگلیسی (کلیدی و بافتی) بر تلفظ و دانش لغوی فراگیران ایرانی زیر متوسط زبان انگلیسی و بر ماندگاری آن در حافظه می پردازد. به این منظور، تعداد شصت نفر از زبان آموزان ایرانی هشت تا چهارده ساله با...

Down syndrome and the phonological loop: the evidence for, and importance of, a specific verbal short-term memory deficit.

Individuals with Down syndrome are thought to perform poorly on tests of verbal short-term memory, such as measures of word span or digit span. This review critically examines the evidence for a specific deficit in verbal short-term memory in Down syndrome, and outlines a range of possible explanations for such a deficit. The potential implications of a verbal short-term memory impairment for b...

Phonological distinctiveness and phonological short term memory

Short-term Memory Impairment: Evidence from Aphasia

To determine the mechanism of STM decline following brain damage, patients with left hemisphere damage and aphasia (LHD+), patients with left hemisphere damage without aphasia (LHD-), and persons with right hemisphere dysfunction (RHD) were examined. An auditory-verbal memory task, as well as a series of visual memory tasks, consisting of designs, objects and pictures, were used. Patients with ...