Schooling duration rather than chronological age predicts working memory between 6 and 7 years: Memory maestros study

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 68-74

  Roberts, Gehan ^a,b,c   Quach, Jon ^a,b,c   Mensah, Fiona ^a,b,c   Gathercole, Susan ^d   Gold, Lisa ^a,e   Anderson, Peter ^a,b,c   Spencer Smith, Megan ^f   Wake, Melissa ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child development; cross sectional studies; exposure to school; memory; population based cohort; short term

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; SCHOOLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84923224642     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000121     Document Type: Article

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