BACKGROUND Exposure to alcohol and illicit substances during pregnancy can have an impact on the child for the rest of his/her life. A Special Child Welfare Clinic (SCWC) in Norway provides care for pregnant women with substance abuse problems. Treatment and support are provided without replacement therapy. METHODS We performed a neuropsychological screening of 40 children aged four to 11 yea...

The ability to attribute mental states oneself and others, known as the theory of mind (ToM), has been widely researched over past 40 years, along with its relation language comprehension. However, a majority research on between ToM used only verbal tasks assessing false belief understanding measure ToM. Therefore, this study aimed analyze ToM, using larger battery measures, different demands. ...

BACKGROUND Trials in developing countries suggest that improving young children's diet may benefit cognitive development. Whether dietary composition influences young children's cognition in developed countries is unclear. Although many studies have examined the relation between type of milk received in infancy and subsequent cognition, there has been no investigation of the possible effect of ...

BACKGROUND Exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides, well-known neurotoxicants, has been associated with neurobehavioral deficits in children. OBJECTIVES We investigated whether OP exposure, as measured by urinary dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites in pregnant women and their children, was associated with attention-related outcomes among Mexican-American children living in an agricultural...

BACKGROUND Organophosphate exposures can affect children's neurodevelopment, possibly due to neurotoxicity induced by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition, and may affect boys more than girls. We tested the hypothesis that lower AChE activity is associated with lower neurobehavioral development among children living in Ecuadorian floricultural communities. METHODS In 2008, we examined 307 c...

Abstract How does teacher–child interaction quality in early child care and education settings influence the development of social-emotional skills children at around two to three years age? We measured interactions on side teachers ( N = 9, CLASS Toddler) assessed self-regulatory through an individual assessment (i.e. working memory by “Hidden Toys Task”, selective attention with NEPSY, inhibi...

<p>The aim of this work was to study the differences in development executive functions senior preschool children who are systematically engaged music and those not. The involved 236 (M<sub>age</sub>=78,17, SD<sub>age</sub>=4,3), 113 whom additionally at additional education centers. To diagnose level regulatory (inhibition, cognitive flexibility, working memory) s...