Because of executive function (EF) skills' importance for social, emotional, and academic
success, there is strong interest in supporting their development in early childhood. Efforts to …

Background: Changes in motor development provide children with new learning
opportunities to interact with objects, their environment, and with caregivers. Previous …

Background Within the context of the Special Interest Research Group (SIRG) on Persons
with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (PIMD), researchers often discuss the …

The association between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and severe birth defects in
infants has led to worldwide attention focused on the mechanisms of the disease and the …

Background The embodied cognition hypothesis implies a close connection between motor
and cognitive development. Evidence for these associations is accumulating, with some …

The relationship between motor skills and executive functions (EFs) is gaining prominence
in the field of developmental psychology. However, evidence of the motor skills–EFs link in …

The outbreak of Zika virus in Latin America in the period 2015–2016 has caused a sudden
increase in the number of severe manifestations and reports of congenital changes in …

This study investigated the contribution of fine and gross motor skills to academic and
attentional performance at school entry among 832 boys and girls. Children were tested on …

What are neurodevelopmental disorders? : Current Opinion in Neurology What are
neurodevelopmental disorders? : Current Opinion in Neurology Log in or Register …

It is generally agreed that motor performance and executive functioning (EF) are intertwined.
As the literature on this issue concerning preschool children is scarce, we examined the …