LONGITUDINAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

Longitudinal perspectives on midlife development: stability and change.

Intellectual development in Noonan syndrome: a longitudinal study

INTRODUCTION Although cognitive impairments in adults with Noonan syndrome seem to be limited to a low-average intelligence and slower processing speed, studies in children with Noonan syndrome have demonstrated more extensive cognitive problems. These include deficits in language skills, memory, attention, and executive functioning. This longitudinal study is the first to investigate intellect...

Creativity or Coercion: Alternative Perspectives on Rights to Intellectual Property

Part one of this paper considers the question of property rights in general and asks how such rights can be justified, contrasting Consequentialist with other approaches and concludes that it is impossible to avoid a broadly Consequentialist approach. Part two considers the question of intellectual property (IP) and asks how property rights justifications apply to it. The basic economics if IP ...

Effects of chronic illness on intellectual development

40 children who had been treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia by irradiation to the central nervous system and by chemotherapy were assessed, using general psychological measures. These children were compared with a group of normal children of similar ages and backgrounds, and with a group of 16 patients treated for solid tumours. The group of 16 patients with solid tumours was also compar...

Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescent Development

The physical changes adolescents faced during puberty interact with the socio-cultural context in which they find themselves.