Longitudinal working memory development is related to structural maturation of frontal and parietal cortices

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1611-1623

  Tamnes, Christian K ^a   Walhovd, Kristine B ^a   Grydeland, Håkon ^a   Holland, Dominic ^b   Østby, Ylva ^a   Dale, Anders M ^b   Fjell, Anders M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PARIETAL LOBE; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883170156     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00434     Document Type: Article

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