Cognitive Control in Adolescents With Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-60

  Rowbotham, I ^a   Cate, I M Pit ten ^a   Sonuga Barke, E J S ^a,b   Huijbregts, S C J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cognitive control; executive functioning; motor control; neurofibromatosis Type 1; perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58749104578     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013927     Document Type: Article

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