This paper explores the historical origins of attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) as a neurological disorder, current neurological and genetic research concerning the etiology of ADD/ADHD, and implications for diagnosis and treatment. First, ADD/ADHD is defined and then the origins of ADD/ADHD as a…

The relationship between retrolental fibroplasia (RLF), caused by high oxygen levels during incubation, and severe affect disturbances (often simulating autism) was investigated through the collection and analysis of data concerning 263 Ss born between 1939 and 1959 and blinded by RLF. (Author)

Described are two cases of males, first seen as 2-month-old infants and followed until 6 years of age, having linear nevus sebaceous syndrome, an abnormal condition manifested by skin lesions or fatty tumors in a particular formation and neurological impairment; also, 11 cases now reported are reviewed. (Author/MC)

An article prepared for Forum Lectures of the Voice of America, which discusses the development of language in animals, and the influence of the brain. (JM)

Some individuals have muscles that contract extremely rapidly, while others have ones that contract more slowly. Recent research in muscle physiology which explains this phenomenon is discussed. (Author/JN)

Describes how a behavioral system in Aplysia (marine snail) can be used to examine mechanisms of several forms of learning at different levels of analysis: behavioral, cell-physiological, ultrastructural, and molecular. Focusing on short-term sensitization, suggests how molecular mechanisms can be extended to explain long-term memory and classical…

Four articles consider brain hemisphere functioning of gifted students as it relates to gifted programs; alternation of education methodologies; spatial ability as an element of intellectual gifted functioning; and the interaction between hemisphere specialization, imagery, creative imagination, and sex differentiation. (SB)

Focuses on disorders of the human brain, their causes, and the relationship between environmental and genetic factors. (Author/SA)

This article is a discussion of the current knowledge about the human brain. The need for new ways to examine and think about the brain is discussed. (Author/SA)

The paper deals with the effects of general experiences and specific educational practices on the structure and functioning of the central nervous system. (CL)

The article discusses neuropsychological and treatment aspects of brain behavior disorders in children from the standpoint of terms such as minimal brain dysfunction, learning disabilities, hyperactivity, and hyperkinetic syndrome. (Author/DLS)

The interdisciplinary approach of cognitive neuroscience in studying mind-brain relations is discussed. (SA)

A study using 60 first-year medical students in the Santo Amaro Faculty of Medicine, San Paulo, Brazil, found that self-instructional methods such as guided self-instruction or discussion groups are not superior to conventional classes. Self-instruction does have the advantages of low cost and easy applicability. (LBH)

Discusses issues in gifted education in the context of the coming turn of the century. These include: (1) mentoring (with emphasis on problem solving and cooperation between mentor and child); (2) results of ongoing brain research comparing gifted and regular students; and (3) the increasing importance of technology and computers in education of…