Neurobiology of child abuse: The 'cycle of violence';Neurobiología del maltrato infantil: El 'ciclo de la violencia'

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 489-503

  Mesa Gresa, Patricia ^a   Moya Albiol, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebellum; Cerebral cortex; Cerebral lateralisation; Child abuse; Limbic system; Neuroimaging; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER; HEREDITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROBIOLOGY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79955690109     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5208.2009256     Document Type: Review

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