Theory of mind and neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood

Pediatric Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Korkmaz, Baris ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FACE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; INTELLECT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; THEORY OF MIND; TRAINING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79954613681     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e318212c177     Document Type: Article

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