Search for dissertations about: "Alan Baddeley"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Alan Baddeley.

2. 1. Modalities of Mind : Modality-specific and nonmodality-specific aspects of working memory for sign and speech

   Author : Mary Rudner; Jerker Rönnberg; Alan Baddeley; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cognition; sign language; working memory; fMRI; PET; disability research; Korttidsminne; teckenspråk; Cognitive science; Kognitionsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Language processing is underpinned by working memory and while working memory for signed languages has been shown to display some of the characteristics of working memory for speech-based languages, there are a range of anomalous effects related to the inherently visuospatial modality of signed languages. On the basis of these effects, four research questions were addressed in a series of studies:1. READ MORE