The goal of all speech rehabilitation methods is the restoration of speech as a unitary higher function. One approach views speech as a complex but coherent system where all levels and components are interconnected. This view takes into consideration the use of verbal communication, which takes place at a higher speech level and includes activity,…

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that the neural efficiency of the human brain as measured by parameters of sensory evoked potentials varies depending on the sensory input used within the same subject. The subjects were 213 children aged eight to 16 years, selected randomly. Computer analysis of EEG data was performed in order to…

Thirty-two males were divided into high and low creative groups based on the Remote Associates Test and the Alternative Uses Tests. High creatives exhibited a lower basal alpha index, a higher basal theta index, differential amounts of alpha on creativity and intelligence tests, and were better at alpha control in a feedback situation than low…

Investigates the trajectories of saccadic eye movements, the control signals of the eye, and nature of the mechanisms that generate them, using the techniques of bioengineering in collecting the data. (GA)

Examines the role of hemisphericity, that is, the tendency habitually to activate one or the other cerebral hemispheres regardless of the appropriateness of that hemisphere for task demands, and cognitive set as moderating variables in susceptibility to subliminal perception. (Author/RK)

Reviewed are historical developments regarding the concepts of cerebral localization, and analyzed are implications of current research on the role of the cerebral hemispheres in reading disorders. (CL)

Evidence indicates that local, small brain cells play key roles in information processing in the nervous system. (BT)

Just as the sixties were characterized by curriculum development that was influenced by cognitive psychologists, the seventies, said the author, will be highly influenced by neurophysiologists. Three areas were explored: 1) the differences in function of our rational versus intuitive minds, 2) the implications for cultural settings and school, and…

Reviewed are theories and practices advocated by G. Doman and C. Delacato to remediate handicapping conditions in children. (CL)

A model for problem solving involving the use of analogical or metaphorical thinking as it applies to generalsystems synthesis is presented. (RW)

Considers neuropsychological changes associated with alcohol abuse and touches on related neuropathological and neuroradiological research. Describes neuropsychological research on recently detoxified alcoholic men, long-term abstainers, and animals. Sources of neuropsychological variability including family history of alcoholism, developmental…

Addresses the mind/brain relationship in terms of scientific theory based on philosophical inquiry. Examines each of the proposed theories about mind/brain relationship--such as identity, dualism, interactionism, materialism, physicalism, and mentalism--not only in terms of logic, but also in terms of the database to which the theories refer. (PS)

The Arnold-Chiari malformation is present in most infants born with myelomeningocele (a form of spina bifida) and hydrocephalus. The syndrome is responsible for structural abnormalities in the brain, and peripheral nervous system. Etiology, symptoms, impact on central nervous system structures, surgical treatment, and implications for education…

Behavioral approaches have never provided insight into the underlying cognitive processing differences which might help educators understand problem learners. Individuals do not receive information from the environment in the same fashion. There are significant processing and organizational differences between females and males, with learning…

This study examined the effect of bicycle ergometer exercise at varying metabolic intensities upon the heart rate, electromyographic (EMG), and mood state responses to a timed mental arithmetric stressor of 12 adult males. Exercise influenced heart rate and EMG but not physiological and psychological responses to the arithmetic stressor.…