Cognitive developmental impairments and learning to drive

Radiation- induced cognitive impairments

Introduction: Ionizing radiation is non-surgical treatment of brain tumors and metastases. Preclinical studies have showed main insights into harmful effects of radiation on the nervous system in vivo and in vitro. Cognitive impairment such as progressive memory, executive and attention performance deficits indicates a significant risk for patients experiencing conventional rad...

Early developmental intervention programmes post-hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairments in preterm infants.

BACKGROUND Infants born preterm are at increased risk of developing cognitive and motor impairments compared with infants born at term. Early developmental interventions have been used in the clinical setting with the aim of improving the overall functional outcome for these infants. However, the long-term benefit of these programmes remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To review the effectiveness of ...

Cognitive impairments from developmental exposure to serotonergic drugs: citalopram and MDMA.

We previously showed that developmental 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) treatment induces long-term spatial and egocentric learning and memory deficits and serotonin (5-HT) reductions. During brain development, 5-HT is a neurotrophic factor influencing neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, migration, and target field organization. MDMA (10 mg/kg × 4/d at 2 h intervals) given on post-natal day ...

Augmenting intelligence: Developmental limits to learning-based cognitive change

A Developmental Study of Cognitive Problems in Learning to Program

Much of the research into the difficulties associated with learning to program has dealt with the differences in knowledge and behaviour between experts and novices; intermediate levels of competence have often been ignored. This paper describes an ongoing study into the problems faced by a group of students undertaking a year-long programming course. The study aims to investigate the cognitive...