Development of theory of mind and executive control

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 337-344

  Ferner, Josef ^a   Lang, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033198318     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(99)01362-5     Document Type: Review

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