Background and Objective: Appropriate programs should be provided to improve the function of memory, learning, and the effects of processing efficiency in the daily life of children with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of motor-working memory training and perceptual-motor exercises on digit span and letter-number sequencing in educable ...

Background and Objective: Executive Functions, Memory and Attention has important roles in Learning, achievement and academic and job success. Studies have shown that computerized cognitive training in improving executive function, attention and memory are effective. The main purpose of this study was to determine effectiveness of computerized cognitive training on EF, memory and attention aspe...

Background and purpose: Bisphenol A is a synthetic xenoestrogen that is used in large amount to produce polymers (polycarbonates, epoxy resins). It easily cross the blood-brain barrier and is reported to influence the central nervous system especially neurogenesis and synaptic transmission. In this research the effects of chronic administration of bisphenol A on spatial learning and memory in a...

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of response inhibitation training on working memory in male students with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. Materials & Methods: The present research was a quasi-experimental study by pre-test, post-test design with control group. Forty male students with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (8 to 10 years old) w...

Objective Professionals rely on the diagnostic criteria of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) for the diagnosis of  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). DSM-5 recognizes three subtypes of ADHD; predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, and the combined types. ADHD is widely...

Many studies suggest that the relatives of patients with schizophernia exhibit neuropsychological impairments that are similar to those seen among these patients. In this study some neuropsychological functioning of 10 patients with continuous schizophernia, and 19 of their healthy siblings (7 females and 12 males) were compared with the functioning of 24 normal control subjects (10 females and...

Introduction: Mental retarded children who receive a wide range of health services, representing more than two percent of the population. Mental retardation is associated with significant constraints on mental performance and adaptive behavior as well as perceptual and practical skills. According to the studies, one of the important tools that can affect cognitive abilities, such as memory, is ...