The development of automated access to symbolic and non-symbolic number knowledge in children: An ERP study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1999-2008

  Gebuis, Titia ^a   Herfs, Inkeri K ^a   Kenemans, J Leon ^a   De Haan, Edward H F ^b   Van Der Smagt, Maarten J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Development; ERP; SCE; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMBOLISM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449710833     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06994.x     Document Type: Article

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