Behavioral consequences of abnormal cortical development: Insights into developmental disabilities

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-142

  Berger Sweeney, Joanne ^a   Hohmann, Christine F ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviors; Cortical development; Cortical dysplasias; Cortical ectopias; Micrencephaly

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030897317     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)02251-6     Document Type: Review

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