Statistical properties of language provide important cues for learning and may be processed by domain-general cognitive systems. We investigated the relationship between implicit statistic...

Teaching and learning of computer programming is mentioned as one of the grand challenges in Computing Education. A study has been conducted in this regard, to analyze the difficulties of students in programming education. This study analyses the data collected from a group of engineering undergraduates. The respondents have mentioned programming difficulties at various granularities and levels...

BACKGROUND There is substantial evidence regarding a social cognitive deficit in schizophrenia, and it has been suggested to be a trait-marker of this disorder. However, a domain-by-domain analysis of social cognitive deficits in individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis has not been performed. METHOD Electronic databases were searched for studies regarding social cognitive perfor...

For successful language production in a target language, bilingual individuals with aphasia must inhibit interference from the non-target language. It is currently unknown if inhibition of involves general cognitive control (domain-general control) or whether it specific to linguistic mechanisms (domain-specific during production. The primary aim this systematic quantitative literature review w...

Structural views assume that a single, comprehensive system of thought underlies cognitive activity. Although developmental research with both children and adults has tended to assume the validity of a structural model of cognitive development, this assumption may be invalid when applied to the social cognitive judgments of adults. There are two basic concerns in examining the area of social co...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE By definition, the symptoms of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) subside completely within 24 hours. Imaging studies show signs of persistent ischemic tissue damage in a substantial amount of patients with TIA. Cerebral infarction can cause permanent cognitive impairment. Whether permanent cognitive impairment occurs after TIA is unclear, as is its profile. METHODS Pati...