Neurodevelopmental changes in working memory and cognitive control

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-250

  Bunge, Silvia A ^a,b   Wright, Samantha B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MATURATION; COGNITION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34147108831     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2007.02.005     Document Type: Review

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