Infantile experience and play motivation

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 422-440

  Aguilar, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain development; Early handling; Play motivation; Positive emotions

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; RECREATION; WISTAR RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 78149256331     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2010.503618     Document Type: Article

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