Objective: One of the problems of children with Down syndrome is their low performance on retention of information and its recall in the memory. The present study aimed to determine the efficacy of rehearsal strategy on auditory short-term memory of educable 5 to 8 years old children with Down syndrome. Materials & Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 24 children (14 boys and 10 girls)...

Background and Objective: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder and oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of diabetic complications such as learning and memory impairment. Since Lavendula species improve learning and memory and Lavandula dentata contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and it is used as ustokhoddus in Iran, we have designed this research to st...

Background: This research is a semi-empirical type research (pre-test and post-test with control group) which is done with the aim of examining the efficiency of play therapy on visual memory, concentration and attention of educable mentally retarded female students. Method: Therefore, 30 educable mentally retarded female students were selected according to Wechsler scale grades and then they...

Background and Aim: Coma caused by severe traumatic brain injury, leads to cognitive function disorder, the most frequently affects being on the working memory. Because of the importance and direct impact of working memory on the quality of human life, especially in military skills that require active memory and high attentional power; the present study aimed to investigate the cognitive patter...

in this thesis, we exploit a simple and suitable method for immobilization of copper(ii) complex of 4?-phenyl-terpyridine on activated multi-walled carbon nanotubes [amwcnts-o-cu(ii)-phtpy]. this nanostructure was characterized by various physico-chemical techniques. to ensure the efficiency and fidelity of copper species, the implementation of three-component strategies in click-chemistry all...

Background and Objective: Prospective memory performance is vital in everyday life. And considering the relationship between cognitive activity and cardiac parameters, this study aimed to evaluate heart waves and the time-based prospective memory performance and was conducted among university students of Kurdistan in 2015-2016. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive study that i...

Objective: Intellectual disability is among the common growth disorders. A defect in the working memory is an obvious fact present among these children. One of the effective ways for learning is to use games and to use play therapy techniques. In this method children are given a chance to practice helpful social behaviors and to experience new thoughts and emotions in a safe environment with su...