Developmental and genetic influences on prefrontal function in adolescents: A longitudinal twin study of WCST performance

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 472, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-122

  Anokhin, Andrey P ^a   Golosheykin, Simon ^a   Grant, Julia D ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Development; Heritability; Neuropsychological function; Perseveration; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TWINS; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77349102940     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.01.067     Document Type: Article

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