Dopamine, working memory, and training induced plasticity: Implications for developmental research

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 836-843

  Söderqvist, Stina ^a   Nutley, Sissela Bergman ^a   Peyrard Janvid, Myriam ^a   Matsson, Hans ^a   Humphreys, Keith ^a   Kere, Juha ^a,b,c   Klingberg, Torkel ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SCIENCE FOR LIFE LABORATORY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Dopamine; Fluid intelligence; Plasticity; Working memory

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SLC6A3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANIMAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84865658400     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026179     Document Type: Article

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