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Neurophysiological Maturity and the Use of ICT in Teaching English
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López, Miriam Romero; Fernández, Montserrat López; Martínez, María Carmen Pichardo – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2019
Introduction: The huge impact of technology in the last few decades, and the ample development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has established them as an essential characteristic of today's society. This vertiginous advance, and the quantity and diversity of changes in knowledge that are being generated, are inducing important…
Descriptors: Neurology, Physiology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
The Neurocognitive Phenotype in Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome: A Developmental Perspective
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Antshel, Kevin M.; Fremont, Wanda; Kates, Wendy R. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2008
Although research has focused primarily on the wide range of variability in the cognitive phenotype between individuals with velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS), we know relatively little about the extent to which within-individual expressions of the cognitive phenotype remain stable throughout development. General cognitive functioning in the low…
Descriptors: Neurology, Neurological Impairments, Neurological Organization, Genetic Disorders
How Does Neuroscience Inform the Study of Cognitive Development?
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Nelson, Charles A.; Moulson, Margaret C.; Richmond, Jenny – Human Development, 2006
The fields of developmental psychology and developmental neuroscience have existed independently of one another for many years. This is unfortunate, as knowledge of how the brain develops can inform the study of behavioral development. In this paper, we provide two examples of how knowledge about brain development has improved our understanding of…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Development, Brain, Behavioral Sciences
The U-Shaped Developmental Function for Auditory Localization
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Muir, Darwin; Hains, Sylvia – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2004
It has been 20 years since Bever's (1982) and Strauss and Stavy's (1982) books on U-shaped functions in human development were published. The three target articles in this issue describe several old and new U-shaped functions and new theoretical explanations for their existence. In this article, the authors will comment on two aspects of U-shaped…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Individual Development, Cognitive Development, Child Development
Neurobiology and Neurodevelopmental Impact of Childhood Traumatic Stress and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
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Henry, Jim; Sloane, Mark; Black-Pond, Connie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: Research reveals that prenatal alcohol exposure and child trauma (i.e., abuse, neglect, sexual abuse) can have deleterious effects on child development across multiple domains. This study analyzed the impact on childhood neurodevelopment of prenatal alcohol exposure and postnatal traumatic experience compared to postnatal traumatic…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Sexual Abuse, Occupational Therapy, Intelligence
MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR AND MOTOR LEARNING. SECOND EDITION.
CRATTY, BRYANT J. – 1967
TO BRING TOGETHER DATA RELEVANT TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN MOVEMENT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO LEARNING, THE TEXT SURVEYS THE CONCERN OF SEVERAL DISCIPLINES WITH MOTOR BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING. WORDS AND DEFINITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED, AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN ACTION SYSTEM IS DISCUSSED. A CONSIDERATION OF PERCEPTION TREATS THE PROCESS OF…
Descriptors: Ability, Anxiety, Behavior, Child Development