The Role of Memory Systems in Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Language

Citation

Vogindroukas I, Koukouvinou S, Sasmatzoglou I & Argyropoulos GPD (2020) The Role of Memory Systems in Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Language. In: Argyropoulos G (ed.) Translational Neuroscience of Speech and Language Disorders. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience. Springer International Publishing, pp. 69-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35687-3_5

Abstract
Developmental language disorder (DLD) and developmental dyslexia (DD), two of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders of language, have been associated with a core procedural learning impairment. In this chapter, we briefly review highlights from studies supporting the procedural deficit hypothesis (PDH) in accounting for the brain and behavioural correlates of DLD and DD. We finally discuss a number of translational predictions generated by this framework, in particular with respect to designing intervention programs.

Keywords
neurodevelopmental disorders; developmental language disorder; dyslexia; procedural memory; declarative memory;