Facial shape and asymmetry by three-dimensional laser surface scanning covary with cognition in a sexually dimorphic manner

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-80

  Hennessy, Robin J ^a   McLearie, Stephen ^b   Kinsella, Anthony ^b   Waddington, John L ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FACE; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; LASER SURFACE SCANNING; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEURAL CREST; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33244470192     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.18.1.73     Document Type: Article

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