Hemispheric processing and cognitive styles in learning-disabled and normal children.
A paradigm of specialized brain hemisphere processing abilities was used to test cognitive skills and cognitive style in "learning-disabled" (LD) and "normal" children. Results indicate that (1) verbal ability is not a unitary factor, and LD children are deficient in only some aspects of verbal ability; (2) the LD group perform as well as the control group on right-hemisphere tests; (3) LD boys are more field sensitive (field dependent) than the control boys; (4) LD children may be attempting to use a nonverbal information processing mode to deal with academic tasks. The need for information on nonverbal processing skills in order to aid verbal processing is discussed.
D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003071:Cognition; D004410:Dyslexia; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D011932:Reading; D014705:Verbal Behavior