Auditory verb perception recruits motor systems in the developing brain: An fMRI investigation

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  James, Karin Harman ^a   Maouene, Josita ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 70350102274     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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