title: Relations of cognitive functions associated with the frontal lobes and learning disorders in children.
abstract: Various cognitive processes associated with the frontal lobes and their influence upon learning and learning disorders in children were investigated. Subjects were 29 7- to 12-yr.-old boys and girls. Analysis of variance suggested that, as a group, the learning-disabled children scored lower on tasks with a high demand for selective attention, ability to inhibit interference, sequential reasoning, and integration and organization of new information--cognitive functions commonly attributed to the frontal lobes. The relationship of these cognitive functions to acquisition of basic academic skills is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, Chico 95929-0234, USA.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests