Neuroimaging correlates of parent ratings of working memory in typically developing children

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-41

  Mahone, E Mark ^a,b   Martin, Rebecca ^a   Kates, Wendy R ^b,c   Hay, Trisha ^d   Horská, Alena ^b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain volumes; Ecological validity; Executive function; MRI; Normal development; Rating scales; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARENT; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; HISTOLOGY; LINGUISTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VOCABULARY;

EID: 61949408681     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708090164     Document Type: Article

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