Lateralization of the cerebral network of inhibition in children before and after cognitive training

Sixtine Omont-Lescieux1, Iris Menu1, Emilie Salvia2

  • 1Université Paris Cité, LaPsyDÉ, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM U1266, Imaging biomarkers for brain development and disorders, 75014 Paris, France; GHU-Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Hôpital Sainte Anne, F-75014 Paris, France.

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