Laura M. Betancourt

Childhood poverty: Specific associations with neurocognitive development

Martha J. Farah, David Shera, Jessica H. Savage et al. · Brain Research · 2006 · 830 citations

Social Sciences, Human Development, Neuroscience +16

Environmental stimulation, parental nurturance and cognitive development in humans

Martha J. Farah, Laura M. Betancourt, David Shera et al. · Developmental Science · 2008 · 238 citations

Education, Neuroscience, Psychology +17

Executive cognitive functions and impulsivity as correlates of risk taking and problem behavior in preadolescents

Daniel Römer, Laura M. Betancourt, Joan M. Giannetta et al. · Neuropsychologia · 2009 · 213 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +16

Working memory ability predicts trajectories of early alcohol use in adolescents: the mediational role of impulsivity

Atika Khurana, Dan Romer, Laura M. Betancourt et al. · Addiction · 2012 · 187 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +16

Early parental care is important for hippocampal maturation: Evidence from brain morphology in humans

Hengyi Rao, Laura M. Betancourt, Joan M. Giannetta et al. · NeuroImage · 2009 · 179 citations

Social Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology +16