Processing speed delays contribute to executive function deficits in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 521-529

  Marco, Elysa J ^a,b   Harrell, Kathryn M ^c   Brown, Warren S ^c   Hill, Susanna S ^a   Jeremy, Rita J ^c   Kramer, Joel H ^a,b   Sherr, Elliott H ^a   Paul, Lynn K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absence of the corpus callosum; Cognition; Human information processing; Inhibition; Stroop Paradigm; Trail Making Test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861049624     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617712000045     Document Type: Article

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