One hundred and five normal subjects from 20 to 89 years old, and with a minimum of six years of formal education were selected. Subjects were divided into seven age ranges, with 15 subjects in each group. The following tests were individually administered: (1) Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) (Wechsler, 1945); (2) Serial Verbal Learning (Ardila, Rosselli & Puente, 1994; Ardila & Ostrosky, 1991); (3...

Clinicians should note that there is considerable variability in the reliabilities of the index and subtest scores derived from the third editions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III) and the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-III). The purpose of this article is to review these reliabilities and to illustrate how they can be used to interpret change in patients' performances from test t...

The current study investigated the impact of instrumental music training on reading comprehension, working memory, and executive function in elementary school children Greece. A series studies suggested possibility a cognitive advantage from training. For purpose present 80, were evaluated. experimental group consisted 40 students 5th grade with at least 5 years control who did not have any two...

2010.6 The National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) formed a special task force to make recommendations to address the problem.7 Binge drinking has even received global attention from the World Health Organization, which convened a conference to address the topic.8 Several prominent organizations and key leaders have accepted this call to action. Mothers Against Drunk Driving ...

Background. The evidence indicates that physical activity increases memory and ability to learn in human and animal. That is to say, the brain remarkably responds to exercise. Objectives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect and comparison of anaerobic and aerobic exercise on memory. Methods. In this study, ninety male students were randomly divided into three equal gr...

The structure and composition of sub test profile types most representative of the 2,200 6'12to 16'hyear-old children comprising the normative sample for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for ChildrenRevised (WISC-R; Wechsler, 1974) were explored. Profiles were sorted according to similar level and shape using multistage cluster analysis with independent replications. A final solution of 7 core p...

As one of the psychological instruments that successfully provides an overview level intelligence children, Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children (WISC) test needs to be evaluated its validity with psychometric procedures. The consists 10 subtests in which each subtest has many diverse items. This study included 315 kindergarten students age range 5-6 years. data obtained from it is then ana...

OBJECTIVE Two strategies for surgical management are used for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), primary heart transplantation and the Norwood procedure. We sought to determine how these 2 surgical approaches influence neurodevelopmental outcomes at school age. METHODS A multicenter, cross-sectional study of neurodevelopmental outcomes among school-aged children (>8 years of...