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Can Sensory Discrimination Ability in Children with Low Functioning Autism Be Used as an Index of Cognitive Ability--An Exploratory Study
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Ray, Deepshikha – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This study purports to bridge the gap in research directed at people with Low Functioning Autism (LFA) by exploring if sensory discrimination ability can be used to assess cognitive functioning in children with LFA. The study was done in two phases: (i) a pilot phase (with 4 male participants; mean age = 3 years 6.5 months)--which tried to…
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Discrimination Learning, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
A Novel Role for the Rat Retrosplenial Cortex in Cognitive Control
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Nelson, Andrew J. D.; Hindley, Emma L.; Haddon, Josephine E.; Vann, Seralynne D.; Aggleton, John P. – Learning & Memory, 2014
By virtue of its frontal and hippocampal connections, the retrosplenial cortex is uniquely placed to support cognition. Here, we tested whether the retrosplenial cortex is required for frontal tasks analogous to the Stroop Test, i.e., for the ability to select between conflicting responses and inhibit responding to task-irrelevant cues. Rats first…
Descriptors: Animals, Cognitive Ability, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Correlation
Auditory/visual Duration Bisection in Patients with Left or Right Medial-Temporal Lobe Resection
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Melgire, Manuela; Ragot, Richard; Samson, Severine; Penney, Trevor B.; Meck, Warren H.; Pouthas, Viviane – Brain and Cognition, 2005
Patients with unilateral (left or right) medial temporal lobe lesions and normal control (NC) volunteers participated in two experiments, both using a duration bisection procedure. Experiment 1 assessed discrimination of auditory and visual signal durations ranging from 2 to 8 s, in the same test session. Patients and NC participants judged…
Descriptors: Patients, Neurological Impairments, Auditory Discrimination, Visual Discrimination
The Infant's Construction of His Parents in the First Six Months of Life.
Zucker, Kenneth J. – 1983
Research findings are reviewed concerning infants' abilities to discriminate parents from other social stimuli during the first 6 months of life. The term "discrimination" is used to signify the ability of infants to respond differentially to two or more social stimuli. Studies reviewed are categorized in terms of the visual, auditory,…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Ability, Discrimination Learning, Infant Behavior
HEAD START RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OFFICE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES. APPENDIX I TO THE ANNUAL REPORT, NOVEMBER 1967.
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LOMBARD, AVIMA; STERN, CAROLYN – 1967
THE LITERATURE ON LANGUAGE ABILITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS INCREASINGLY VOICES ALARM THAT THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED ARE SERIOUSLY DEFICIENT IN LANGUAGE ABILITY. INTERVENTION PROGRAMS CREATED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ALL RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE TOOLS FOR INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING. ESSENTIAL TO SUCH PROGRAMS, AND…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
Learning Materials Catalog: A Guide to Selection and Use of Games and Toys.
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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1986
The catalog was developed to provide information about more than 200 recommended learning games and toys for all children, especially those with learning problems or physical handicaps. The materials listed provide educational experiences through game formats and help to develop gross and fine motor skills, math and reading readiness skills,…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills