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Best, John R. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
The association between physical fitness and age-related differences in cognition and brain structure has been studied fairly extensively during development and aging, yet comparatively less in young adulthood. The current study examined 1,195 young adults aged 22 to 36 (54% female; 67% Caucasian) to better understand associations between physical…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Age Differences, Young Adults, Muscular Strength
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Davis, Andrew S.; Moore, Brittney; Rice, Valerie; Decker, Scott – School Psychology Forum, 2015
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), sometimes referred to as concussion, is one of the most common acquired neurological problems of childhood. When children return to school following mTBI, school psychologists should be actively involved in the determination of neurocognitive and functional deficits for the purpose of designing strength-based…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Head Injuries, Brain, Physical Disabilities
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Hoskin, Janet; Fawcett, Angela – British Journal of Special Education, 2014
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive genetic condition that affects both muscle and brain. Children with DMD are at risk of psycho-social difficulties such as poor academic achievement and behavioural and socio-emotional problems. This article by Janet Hoskin and Angela Fawcett, both from the University of Swansea, describes how 34…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Physical Disabilities, Muscular Strength, Brain
Eichenberg, Christiane, Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book has an aim to present latest applications, trends and developments of virtual reality technologies in three humanities disciplines: in medicine, psychology and pedagogy. Studies show that people in both educational as well as in the medical therapeutic range expect more and more that modern media are included in the corresponding demand…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Medicine, Psychology, Instruction
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de Jong, Marianne; Punt, Marja; de Groot, Erik; Minderaa, Ruud B; Hadders-Algra, Mijna – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: The aim of this study was to improve the understanding of brain function in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in relation to minor neurological dysfunctions (MNDs). Method: We studied MNDs in 122 children (93 males, 29 females; mean age 8y 1mo, SD 2y 6mo) who, among a total cohort of 705 children (513 males, 192 females; mean age…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Impairments