Electrophysiological evidence of altered memory processing in children experiencing early deprivation

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-358

  Evren Guler O ^a   Hostinar, Camelia E ^b   Frenn, Kristin A ^b   Nelson, Charles A ^c   Gunnar, Megan R ^b   Thomas, Kathleen M ^b  

^a AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; TIME;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859698560     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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