Measuring infant memory: Utility of the visual paired-comparison test paradigm for studies in developmental neurotoxicology

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 473-480

  Burbacher, Thomas M ^a   Grant, Kimberly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Infant; Memory; Methods; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANCY; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL PAIRED COMPARISON TEST;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; MENTAL RECALL; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84864479267     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2012.06.003     Document Type: Review

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