Timing of intervention affects brain electrical activity in children exposed to severe psychosocial neglect.

Early psychosocial deprivation has profound effects on brain activity in the young child. Previous reports have shown increased power in slow frequencies of the electroencephalogram (EEG), primarily in the theta band, and decreased power in higher alpha and beta band frequencies in infants and child...

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Main Authors: Ross E Vanderwert, Peter J Marshall, Charles A Nelson, Charles H Zeanah, Nathan A Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2895657?pdf=render