How does the brain learn language? Insights from the study of children with and without language impairment

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-142

  Bishop, D V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BRAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LEARNING;

EID: 0033973882     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162200000244     Document Type: Review

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