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Vecchini, Aurora; Buratta, Livia; Fogassi, Leonardo – Cogent Education, 2023
Imitation is a crucial process for learning and brain development. It is based on the mirror neuron mechanism and underlies our understanding of actions and the gestures of others. Some researchers hypothesized a possible correlation between a low functioning mirror neuron system (MNS) and developmental coordination disorder, including dysgraphic…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Difficulty Level, Nonverbal Communication, Imitation
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Orsini, A.; Pezzuti, L.; Hulbert, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: It is now widely known that children with severe intellectual disability show a 'floor effect' on the Wechsler scales. This effect emerges because the practice of transforming raw scores into scaled scores eliminates any variability present in participants with low intellectual ability and because intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Raw Scores, Scores, Foreign Countries