Medial temporal lobe memory in childhood: developmental transitions

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 738-751

  Townsend, Elise L ^a   Richmond, Jenny L ^b   Vogel Farley, Vanessa K ^c   Thomas, Kathleen ^d  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; SPACE PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 77955737223     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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