The processing of symbolic and nonsymbolic ratios in school-age children

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Meert, Gaëlle ^a   Greǵoire, Jacques ^a   Seron, Xavier ^a   Noël, Marie Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONSYMBOLIC RATIO PROCESSING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMBOLIC RATIO PROCESSING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS;

EID: 84892773401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082002     Document Type: Article

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