Socioeconomic status, a forgotten variable in lateralization development

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-57

  Boles, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical review; Development; Hemispheric differences; Laterality; Measure; Socioeconomics status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL TASK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUAL FIELD;

BRAIN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79955122891     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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