The purpose of the study was to compare the functioning of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and typically developing adolescents matched for age and IQ, in terms of right hemisphere language communication. Sex differences in that area were also analyzed. Seventy-nine individuals with...
Over the course of evolution, each half of the brain has developed its own unique strategy for perceiving, processing, and expressing information as well as specialized neuroanatomical interconnections that assist in mediating these functions. Indeed, th
In other words, language is based on the left hemisphere regardless of hand preference, but the left handers lack some focalizing agency that restricts the territory of language functioning to a dedicated part of the left hemisphere. In them, instead, wider areas of brain are involved....
Cerebral palsy is a neuromuscular disorder caused by damage to the motor cortex of the developing brain. This affects motor functioning, including an individual’s ability to move, grasp objects and talk. It can also affect muscle tone, resulting in individuals with overly toned, tight muscles an...
he believed it to be a neurosis with a fatigue component. Used by Freud to describe a fundamental disorder in mental functioning, the term was incorrectly applied to almost any psychoneurosis and has been largely abandoned. Beard's neurasthenia may have been the condition now calledchronic fatigue...
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The serumlike fluid that circulates through the ventricles of the brain, the cavity of the spinal cord, and the subarachnoid space, functioning in shock absorption. Also calledspinal fluid. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Miffl...
avoidance behaviors, balance emotional functioning, helps you to sense sounds, smell, and taste and manages your non-verbal communication. It’s stimulated by new experiences and controls your immune system. It controls your involuntary bodily functions such as breathing, your heart rate, and ...
If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and their behavior has become problematic, there are some things you can do to improve their functioning, including: Making the home environment as stress-free as possible. Consulting with professionals who will evaluate, diagnose, and develop a...
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