Factors influencing frontal cortex development and recovery from early frontal injury

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 269-278

  Halliwell, Celeste ^a   Comeau, Wendy ^a   Gibb, Robbin ^a   Frost, Douglas O ^b   Kolb, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Perinatal cortical injury; Prefrontal cortex; Psychoactive drugs; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; ILLICIT DRUG; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICOTINE; OLANZAPINE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

AGE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOTOR STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; STRESS;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 74049092908     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518420903087715     Document Type: Review

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