NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 11 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kearns, Devin M.; Hancock, Roeland; Hoeft, Fumiko; Pugh, Kenneth R.; Frost, Stephen J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2019
Advances in neurobiological research have created new opportunities for understanding and exploring dyslexia. The purpose of this article is to (a) provide a straightforward, although not overly simplified, overview of neurological research on dyslexia and (b) make connections between neurological research and classroom interventions for students…
Descriptors: Neurology, Biology, Dyslexia, Phonics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hiscock, Merrill; Kinsbourne, Marcel – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
Among conclusions of this review of findings regarding contemporary neuropsychology and cerebral hemisphere specialization as related to learning disabilities are: (1) differential specialization occurs very early; (2) anomalous hemispheric specialization is not necessarily associated with cognitive deficit; and (3) left- and right-hemisphere…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Etiology, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bonnet, Kenneth A. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1989
The mechanisms of both language-based and non-language-based learning disabilities are presented within the framework of central nervous system development and the compromises to that development that arise from genetic, hormonal, antibody, medication, and postnatal compromises. Also reviewed is the need for a taxonomy of learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: Biology, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Child Development, Classification
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Johansson, Maria; Billstedt, Eva; Danielsson, Susanna; Stromland, Kerstin; Miller, Marilyn; Granstrom, Gosta; Flodmark, Olof; Rastam, Maria; Gillberg, Christopher – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
As part of a multidisciplinary study, the rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), learning disability (LD), and brain abnormalities was examined in 20 participants (12 males, 8 females; age range 8mo-17y, mean age 8y 1mo) diagnosed as falling within the oculoauriculovertebral spectrum (OAV). A neuropsychiatric examination was performed, including…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Patients
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Leboyer, Marion; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1988
A theory of the development of anomalous dominance and its biological associations is explained and the literature is reviewed in an attempt to apply this theory to the study of autism. The review supported the increased incidence of left-handedness, learning disabilities, and immune disorders postulated by the theory. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Etiology, Genetics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Galaburda, Albert M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2005
Dyslexia may represent the first example of a LD whereby a possible pathway may link the observed behavior to an underlying neurological substrate that has a neurodevelopmental history beginning with an abnormal gene. Similar efforts are being made to link other cognitive disorders of development to a molecular pathway involved in brain…
Descriptors: Genetics, Neurology, Learning Disabilities, Brain
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gross-Tsur, Varda; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
This study reports clinical characteristics of developmental right-hemisphere syndrome, a nonverbal learning disability, in 20 children (mean age 9.5 years) who also manifested attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, graphomotor problems, and slow performance. Diagnostic criteria included emotional and interpersonal difficulties, paralinguistic…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bigler, Erin D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
The area of adult learning disabilities is reviewed from a neurobiological and neuropsychological perspective. The paper covers possible pathophysiologic bases in dyslexia, neurobehavioral disorders that may coexist with learning disorders, neuropsychological assessment methods, treatment in the context of brain plasticity and recovery of…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Biology, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Blair, Clancy – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2004
This paper examines the neurobiology of fluid cognitive functions of the prefrontal cortex and considers learning disability as a specific example of a group of developmental disorders characterized by fluid skills impairment in the presence of crystallized intelligence in the normal range. Research indicating fluid cognitive impairments in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lord-Maes, Janiece; Obrzut, John E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This article discusses recent findings concerning cognitive outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children and adolescents, with a particular focus on age differences with TBI. It suggests a relationship between specific learning disorders and brain dysfunction, addresses differential hemispheric functioning with TBI, and outlines recent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children
Sinatra, Richard – 1983
A review of research makes it increasingly clear that findings from the areas of brain development and hemispheric specialization, student and teacher learning styles, and holistic and meaning-centered approaches to reading and writing are related, as they all contribute to a richer view of how learners learn. In brain research, the popular focus…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions