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Wise, Steven P.; Desimone, Robert – Science, 1988
Surveys progress made in understanding the nervous system's ability to direct its attention to one among several objects, move the eye to focus on one of the objects, and generate limb movements in order to grasp and manipulate the object. (Author/RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Eye Movements, Motor Development, Motor Reactions
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Lisberger, Stephen G. – Science, 1988
Discusses the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) which is used to investigate the neural basis for motor learning in monkeys. Suggests organizing principles that may apply in forms of motor learning as a result of similarities among VOR and other motor systems. (Author/RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Eye Movements, Motor Development, Motor Reactions
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Price, Richard W.; And Others – Science, 1988
Discusses the complicated infection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in its late stages of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia complex. Explains the syndrome's development of abnormalities in cognition, motor performance, and behavior. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Change, Cognitive Structures, Disease Control
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Lenneberg, Eric H. – Science, 1969
The author's purpose in this article is to discuss the aspects of language (especially the development of language in children) to which biological concepts are most appropriately applied. While results of past studies would seem to show that language development is contingent on specific language training, it is important to distinguish between…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Child Development, Child Language