Development of attention networks and their interactions in childhood

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2405-2415

  Pozuelos, Joan P ^a   Paz Alonso, Pedro M ^b   Castillo, Alejandro ^c   Fuentes, Luis J ^c   Rueda, M Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention networks; Child attention network task; Development; Network interactions

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CUES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84925810115     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037469     Document Type: Article

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