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Mechanisms of Developmental Change in Infant Categorization
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Westermann, Gert; Mareschal, Denis – Cognitive Development, 2012
Computational models are tools for testing mechanistic theories of learning and development. Formal models allow us to instantiate theories of cognitive development in computer simulations. Model behavior can then be compared to real performance. Connectionist models, loosely based on neural information processing, have been successful in…
Descriptors: Classification, Infants, Cognitive Development, Computation
Probabilistic Classification Learning with Corrective Feedback Is Selectively Impaired in Early Huntington's Disease--Evidence for the Role of the Striatum in Learning with Feedback
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Holl, Anna K.; Wilkinson, Leonora; Tabrizi, Sarah J.; Painold, Annamaria; Jahanshahi, Marjan – Neuropsychologia, 2012
In general, declarative learning is associated with the activation of the medial temporal lobes (MTL), while the basal ganglia (BG) are considered the substrate for procedural learning. More recently it has been demonstrated the distinction of these systems may not be as absolute as previously thought and that not only the explicit or implicit…
Descriptors: Evidence, Feedback (Response), Diseases, Patients
Identifying Specific Reading Disability Subtypes for Effective Educational Remediation
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Feifer, Steven G.; Nader, Rebecca Gerhardstein; Flanagan, Dawn P.; Fitzer, Kim R.; Hicks, Kelly – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the various neurocognitive processes concomitant to reading by attempting to identify various subtypes of reading disorders in a referred sample. Participants were 216 elementary school students in grades two through five who were given select subtests of the Woodcock Johnson-III Tests of…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Neurology, Cognitive Processes, Reading Processes
The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model for 21st-Century Schools
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Hardiman, Mariale – Corwin, 2012
"The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model for 21st-Century Schools" serves as a bridge between research and practice by providing a cohesive, proven, and usable model of effective instruction. Compatible with other professional development programs, this model shows how to apply relevant research from educational and cognitive neuroscience to classroom…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Teaching Models, Brain, Learning Experience
Self-Organization and Learning Disabilities: A Theoretical Perspective for the Interpretation and Understanding of Dysfunction.
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Zera, David Aloyzy; Lucian, David G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2001
This article uses a self-organizing systems (SOS) framework to explain the complexity of learning disabilities (LD) and suggest that traditional classification schema may be inadequate. It explains principles of self-organizing systems and reviews research concerning reading and math disabilities and the roles of language, attention, working…
Descriptors: Attention, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Systemic Analysis of Brain Mechanisms Underlying Learning Disabilities: An Introduction to the Brain Behavior Relationship.
Scaramella-Nowinski, Valerie L. – 1991
The paper presents a discussion of human mental processes as they relate to learning disabilities. Pathognomonic symptoms associated with disturbances to brain areas or functional systems are discussed, as well as treatment procedures. This brain behavior relationship is offered as a basis for a classification system that is seen to more clearly…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attention, Check Lists, Classification