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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Critical period of development"”.
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Development and plasticity of the functional laminar mesoscale organization of the primary auditory cortex
… proper structural and functional organization of the brain. A brain region that particularly relies on sensory input during a critical period of development is the primary auditory cortex (A1). The functional architecture of A1 in adult mammals has been widely studied on a macroscale and …
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Sex Differences on a Mental Rotation Task: Variations in Hemispheric Activation Between Children and College Students
The area of cognitive research that has produced the most consistent sex differences is the area of spatial ability. Particularly, males usually perform better on mental rotation tasks than do females. One argument for these differences is that experience with spatial activity drives these …
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Cognitive Differences Between Congenitally and Adventitiously Blind Individuals.
… historical perspective regarding the theories of cognitive development and the cognitive functioning of individuals with visual impairments, that sight plays a major role in the development of certain cognitive processes. However, the affects of visual impairment on cognitive development remain …
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The Effects of Fluency-Based Instruction on Skill Acquisition in Children Diagnosed with Landau Kleffner Syndrome
… impairment related to the appearance of paroxysmal (i.e., sudden intense) electroencephalograph (EEG) activity (Pearl, Carrazana & Holmes, 2001). Landau Kleffner syndrome results from an epileptogenic lesion arising in the speech cortex during a critical period of development, which …
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Investigating Gaze Orientation and Spatial Localization in Strabismus
Purpose: Disruption of binocular vision during the critical period of development results in strabismus in 3-5% of the population. The visual system adapts to this decorrelation with the help of suppressive mechanisms that influence eye choice behavior. The overall goal of this research was to …
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Future thinking and medicine adherence: a study of typically developing and chronically ill adolescents
… Rivkin, & Armor, 1998), and is considered to be of profound importance during adolescence (Nurmi, 1991). With its wide-ranging influence on behaviour, future thinking has attracted attention from across psychological disciplines, with each approaching the study of future-oriented cognition from …