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Key, A. P. F.; Dykens, E. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder associated with intellectual disabilities, compulsivity, hyperphagia and increased risks of life-threatening obesity. Food preferences in people with PWS are well documented, but research has yet to focus on other properties of food in PWS, including composition and suitability for…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Obesity, Mental Retardation, Genetics
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Rommelse, Nanda N. J.; Van der Stigchel, Stefan; Sergeant, Joseph A. – Brain and Cognition, 2008
The neural substrates of eye movement measures are largely known. Therefore, measurement of eye movements in psychiatric disorders may provide insight into the underlying neuropathology of these disorders. Visually guided saccades, antisaccades, memory guided saccades, and smooth pursuit eye movements will be reviewed in various childhood…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Schizophrenia, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children