Brain and personality bases of insensitivity to infant cues in neglectful mothers: An event-related potential study

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-176

  Rodrigo, María José ^a   León, Inmaculada ^a   Quiñones, Ileana ^b   Lage, Agustín ^b   Byrne, Sonia ^a   Bobes, María Antonieta ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b CUBAN NEUROSCIENCE CENTER   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD ABUSE; CRYING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYING; CUES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955065843     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579410000714     Document Type: Article

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