Introduction. Pediatric functional disease

Introduction to Pediatric Neuropsychology What Is Pediatric Neuropsychology?

Neuropsychology has its roots in behavioral neurology. Behavioral neurology, which can be traced back to ancient Greece and Egypt (Zillmer, Spiers, & Culbertson, 2008), is a branch of neurology that deals with disorders of higher cognitive functioning (e.g., language, cognition, visual perception). Aristotle referred to the brain, and Herophilus described hydrocephaly and the ventricles of the ...

Introduction to functional programming

Introduction to Functional Grammars

— Formal grammars are extensively used in Computer Science and related fields to study the rules which govern production of a language. The use of these grammars can be extended beyond mere language production. One possibility is to view these grammars as logical machines, similar to automata, which can be modified to compute or help in computation, while also performing the basic task of langu...

Introduction to Functional Neuroimaging

Introduction to the special issue: pediatric overweight.

Over the past three decades, overweight has become a major health problem among children and adolescents. Using ageand gender-adjusted growth charts for children, overweight is defined as body mass index (BMI) (weight in kg/height in m) >95th percentile and at risk for overweight is defined as BMI >85th and <95th percentile (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006). There is no agreed-...