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Betts, Joseph Lee; Eggins, Elizabeth; Chandler-Mather, Ned; Shelton, Doug; Till, Haydn; Harnett, Paul; Dawe, Sharon – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2022
Background: The consequences for children born with birth defects and developmental disabilities encompassed by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are profound, affecting all areas of social, behavioural and cognitive functioning. Given the strong evidence for a core deficit in executive functioning, underpinned by impaired self-regulation…
Descriptors: Intervention, Executive Function, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Literature Reviews
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Diedrichs, Victoria A.; Jewell, Courtney C.; Harnish, Stacy M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to explore the extent to which nonlinguistic cognitive factors demonstrate a relationship with aphasia treatment outcomes. To that end, we conducted a scoping review to broadly characterize the state of the literature related to this topic. Methods: Reporting guidelines from the PRISMA extension for scoping…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Outcomes of Treatment, Speech Therapy, Executive Function
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Henry, Lucy A.; Botting, Nicola – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
Children with developmental language impairments (DLI) are often reported to show difficulties with working memory. This review describes the four components of the well-established working memory model, and considers whether there is convincing evidence for difficulties within each component in children with DLI. The emphasis is on the most…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Language Impairments, Executive Function, Children
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Peng, Peng; Wang, Cuicui; Namkung, Jessica – Review of Educational Research, 2018
The current study investigated the cognitive deficit profiles among individuals with mathematics difficulties (MD) and potential moderators and mechanism for these profiles. Seventy-five cognitive profiling studies on MD were included, representing a total of 13,001 individuals and 126 independent samples. Results showed that compared with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Mathematics Skills, Comparative Analysis, Phonological Awareness
McGregor, Karla K.; Alper, Rebecca M. – EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs), 2015
Clinical Question: Are people with sleep disorders at higher risk for language learning deficits than healthy sleepers? Method: Scoping Review. Study Sources: PubMed, Google Scholar, Trip Database, ClinicalTrials.gov. Search Terms: sleep disorders AND language AND learning; sleep disorders language learning--deprivation--epilepsy; sleep disorders…
Descriptors: Sleep, At Risk Persons, Language Impairments, Literature Reviews
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Abramovitch, Amitai; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Mittelman, Andrew; Stark, Abigail; Ramsey, Kesley; Geller, Daniel A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2015
Background: Research into the neuropsychology of pediatric obsessive--compulsive disorder (OCD) reveals inconsistent results, limiting the ability to draw conclusions about possible neurocognitive deficits in youth with OCD. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of the available literature. Methods: We identified 36 studies, of…
Descriptors: Neuropsychology, Psychological Testing, Anxiety Disorders, Meta Analysis
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Eichenbaum, Adam; Bavelier, Daphne; Green, C. Shawn – American Journal of Play, 2014
The authors review recent research that reveals how today's video games instantiate naturally and effectively many principles psychologists, neuroscientists, and educators believe critical for learning. A large body of research exists showing that the effects of these games are much broader. In fact, some types of commercial games have been…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Cognitive Development, Older Adults