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The Neuropsychology of Down Syndrome: Evidence for Hippocampal Dysfunction.
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Pennington, Bruce F.; Moon, Jennifer; Edgin, Jamie; Stedron, Jennifer; Nadel, Lynn – Child Development, 2003
Tested prefrontal and hippocampal functions in school-aged individuals with Down syndrome (DS) compared functions with those of typically developing children individually matched on mental age. Found that hippocampal and prefrontal composite scores contributed unique variance to the prediction of mental age and adaptive behavior. Noted a…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Brain, Children, Disabilities
Compulsive-Like Behavior in Individuals with Down Syndrome: Its Relation to Mental Age Level, Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior.
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Evans, David W.; Gray, F. Lee – Child Development, 2000
Examined the nature of repetitive, ritualistic, and compulsive-like behaviors in typically developing and children and individuals with Down Syndrome (DS), matched on mental age (MA). Found that that both groups showed similar MA-related changes in compulsive-like behaviors. Younger children showed more compulsive-like behaviors than older.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Age Differences
An Investigation of Factors Contributing to the Apparent Overselective Responding of Mentally Retarded Children.
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Butler, Gordon S.; Rabinowitz, F. Michael – Child Development, 1981
Describes two experiments conducted to explain why retarded children of younger mental age appear to be more selective on discrimination tasks containing relevant redundant cues than do children of older mental age. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the latter group of children are overselective because they tend to solve…
Descriptors: Children, Dimensional Preference, Discrimination Learning, Learning Problems