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Cognitive Control of Movement in Down Syndrome
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Brunamonti, Emiliano; Pani, Pierpaolo; Papazachariadis, Odysseas; Onorati, Paolo; Albertini, Giorgio; Ferraina, Stefano – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Inhibition of inappropriate responses allows to shape the motor behavior accordingly to the context in which a subject acts and is an essential executive function. Inhibition has been poorly investigated in Down Syndrome (DS) patients. We tested, using a countermanding task, the inhibitory control in a group of DS patients and in a group of…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Reaction Time, Down Syndrome, Inhibition
Attention and Vigilance in Children with Down Syndrome
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Trezise, Kim L.; Gray, Kylie M.; Sheppard, Dianne M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Down syndrome (DS) has been the focus of much cognitive and developmental research; however, there is a gap in knowledge regarding sustained attention, particularly across different sensory domains. This research examined the hypothesis that children with DS would demonstrate superior visual rather than auditory performance on a…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome, Children
Down Syndrome: Cognitive Phenotype
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Silverman, Wayne – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
Down syndrome is the most prevalent cause of intellectual impairment associated with a genetic anomaly, in this case, trisomy of chromosome 21. It affects both physical and cognitive development and produces a characteristic phenotype, although affected individuals vary considerably with respect to severity of specific impairments. Studies…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Auditory Perception, Short Term Memory, Expressive Language
Mental Representation and Early Language Development: Directions for Exploring Relationships. Souvenir of Conversation Hour.
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Nicolich, Lorraine McCune; And Others – 1979
This collection of conference abstracts focuses on new directions for research on mental representation and early language development. One page summaries are provided on the following topics: Mental Representation and Initial Language Learning, by Lorraine M. Nicolich; Critical Issues in Language and Cognitive Development, by Roberta Corrigan;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Adaptive Behavior and Cognitive Function of Adults with Down Syndrome: Modeling Change with Age.
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Hawkins, Barbara A.; Eklund, Susan J.; James, David R.; Foose, Alice K. – Mental Retardation, 2003
Fifty-eight adults with Down syndrome were assessed longitudinally over 10 years for the purpose of modeling aging-related change in cognitive function and adaptive behavior. Findings provide further evidence of changes in performance with age and include selected effects for participants who completed the study and those lost to follow-up.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adult Education, Adults, Age Differences
Cognitive and Social Factors in the Development of Infants with Down Syndrome.
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Moore, Derek G.; Oates, John M.; Hobson, R. Peter; Goodwin, Julia – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2002
This article discusses the interaction of infant social and cognitive development, and presents preliminary findings from a longitudinal study of infants with and without Down syndrome. Evidence suggests that the development of triadic (person-person-world) social interactions may be affected by limited information processing capacities in infants…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
Infant Assessment: Issues and Applications.
Darby, Betty L., Ed.; May, Marcia J., Ed. – 1979
The book offers 14 papers presented at two conferences on assessment and intervention with handicapped infants, sponsored by the Western States Technical Assistance Resource. Titles and authors include: "Neonatal Diagnosis of the Neurologically Handicapped" (M. Coleman); "Principles of Infant Assessment" (J. Swanson); "Focus on the Parent-Infant…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Down Syndrome