Neurophysiological preconditions of syntax acquisition

Psychological Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-211

  Friederici, Angela D ^a,b   Oberecker, Regine ^a   Brauer, Jens ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 84857037928     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-011-0357-0     Document Type: Article

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