In this paper we highlight why there is a need to examine subcortical learning systems in
children with language impairment and dyslexia, rather than focusing solely on cortical …

Cognitive flexibility, or the ability to mentally switch between tasks according to changing
environmental demands, supports optimal life outcomes, making it an important executive …

Background: A limited range of evidence suggests that children with specific language
impairment (SLI) have difficulties with higher order thinking and reasoning skills (executive …

Tracing the connections from brain functions to children's cognitive development and
education is a major goal of modern neuroscience. We performed the first meta‐analysis of …

Purpose Mounting evidence demonstrates deficits in children with specific language
impairment (SLI) beyond the linguistic domain. Using meta-analysis, this study examined …

The structure of executive function (EF) has been the focus of much debate for decades.
What is more, the complexity and diversity provided by the developmental period only adds …

The present study compared the performances of young children with specific language
impairment (SLI) to that of typically developing (TD) children on cognitive measures of …

Atypical functional lateralization and specialization for language have been proposed to
account for developmental language disorders, yet results from functional neuroimaging …

Purpose The first goal of this research was to compare verbal and nonverbal executive
function abilities between preschoolers with and without specific language impairment (SLI) …

This study provided a detailed analysis of verbal fluency in children with language
difficulties, and examined the relative contributions of executive functioning (executive …