The contribution of novel brain imaging techniques to understanding the neurobiology of mental retardation and developmental disabilities

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-339

  Gothelf, Boron ^b   Furfaro, Joyce A ^a   Penniman, Lauren C ^a   Glover, Gary H ^c   Reiss, Allan L ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral neurogenetics; Brain imaging; Developmental disability; DTI; Fragile X; Mental retardation; MRI; Velocardiofacial syndrome; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL NEUROGENETICS; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL RETARDATION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 27644542689     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20089     Document Type: Review

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