Developmental differences in prefrontal activation during working memory maintenance and manipulation for different memory loads

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 713-724

  Jolles, Dietsje D ^a,b   Kleibeuker, Sietske W ^a   Rombouts, Serge A R B ^a,b   Crone, Eveline A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79959294724     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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