Early Adverse Experiences and the Neurobiology of Facial Emotion Processing

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-30

  Moulson, Margaret C ^a   Fox, Nathan A ^b   Zeanah, Charles H ^c   Nelson, Charles A ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

early experiences; event related potentials; face processing; facial emotion; institutionalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROBIOLOGY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME;

BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 58449105915     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014035     Document Type: Article

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