Epistemics for Learning Disabilities: Contributions from Magnetoencephalography, a Functional Neuroimaging Tool
The syndrome known as Learning Disabilities (LD) was described by S. Kirk in 1963. From that point on, institutions from the US, Canada and Spain have engaged in refining the concept and classification of LDs. The Com- plutense University in Spain, has proposed a descriptive and all-embracing defini...
| Autor Principal: | Santiuste Bermejo, Víctor Alfredo; Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
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| Otros Autores: | Santiuste Díaz, Marta; Centro Médico Teknon |
| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2007
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/384 |
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The syndrome known as Learning Disabilities (LD) was described by S. Kirk
in 1963. From that point on, institutions from the US, Canada and Spain
have engaged in refining the concept and classification of LDs. The Com-
plutense University in Spain, has proposed a descriptive and all-embracing
definition, and has studied the different manifestations of LD, pursuing the
description of biological markers and neurological features of LD’s main
expressions: dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysorthographia, Attention Deficit and
Hyperactivity Disorder –ADHD, and so forth. Findings in LD using functio-
nal neuroimaging techniques, namely Magnetoencephalography (MEG),
are described. MEG is a non-invasive technique, which records magnetic
fields naturally generated by the brain and their spatial distribution. It allows
simultaneous functional and structural information. MEG is therefore used
in the study of primary and superior cognitive functions, in surveillance of
patterns of normal cognitive function and those specific to the different LD
clinical manifestations. |
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