Amygdala volume linked to individual differences in mental state inference in early childhood and adulthood

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-163

  Rice, Katherine ^a   Viscomi, Brieana ^a   Riggins, Tracy ^a   Redcay, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Early childhood; Individual differences; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TASK; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL COGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; VOLUMETRY;

AMYGDALA; EARLY CHILDHOOD; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; SOCIAL COGNITION; THEORY OF MIND;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AMYGDALA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CULTURE; EYE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897107476     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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