Prenatal origins of neurological development: A critical period for fetus and mother

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 384-389

  Glynn, Laura M ^a,b   Sandman, Curt A ^b  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

central nervous system development; fetal development; maternal brain; pregnancy; prenatal; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755192504     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411422056     Document Type: Article

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