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Procedural and declarative memory brain systems in developmental language disorder (DLD)
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Procedural and declarative memory brain systems in developmental language disorder (DLD)

Joanna C Lee, Peggy C Nopoulos and J. Bruce Tomblin
Brain and language, Vol.205, pp.104789-104789
06/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2020.104789
PMID: 32240854
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/7161705View
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Abstract

•Atypical age-related change in fiber tracts in the corticostriatal system in DLD.•Atypical age-related change in fiber tracts in the corticocerebellar system in DLD.•Atypical age-related change in fiber tracts in the medial temporal regions in DLD.•Importance of considering the age factor in research on DLD. The aim of the current study was to examine microstructural differences in white matter relevant to procedural and declarative memory between adolescents/young adults with and without Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The findings showed atypical age-related changes in white matter structures in the corticostriatal system, in the corticocerebellar system, and in the medial temporal region in individuals with DLD. Results highlight the importance of considering the age factor in research on DLD. Future studies are needed to examine the developmental relationship between long-term memory and individual differences in language development and learning.
Procedural memory brain system Declarative memory brain system Developmental language disorder Diffusion tensor imaging

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