Search for dissertations about: "general intelligence"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 108 swedish dissertations containing the words general intelligence.

2. 6. Growing up with a Chronic Disease : A Survey of Children with PKU in Sweden

   Author : Gunilla Lundstedt; Philip Hwang; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; adjustment; chronic disease; coping; intelligence; phenylketonuria; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; klinisk psykologi; Clinical Psychology;

   Abstract : Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn, metabolic disease affecting the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, which converts phenylalanine to tyrosine. Since 1965, all Swedish patients are treated with a diet from the neonatal period, while patients without treatment become severely mentally retarded. READ MORE

4. 7. Longitudinal studies of executive and cognitive development after preterm birth

   Author : Aiko Lundequist; Ann-Charlotte Smedler; Birgitta Böhm; Gunilla Bohlin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Preterm birth; low birth-weight; degree of prematurity; medical risks; general intelligence; executive functions; parental education; gender; development; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Stockholm Neonatal Project is a longitudinal population-based study of children born prematurely in 1988-93, with a very low birth weight (.... READ MORE

5. 8. Sensorimotor behavior in children born preterm and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy : Side preference, movement organization, and training

   Author : Anna-Maria Johansson; Louise Rönnqvist; Erik Domellöf; Janette Atkinson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; prematurity; preterm; children; cerebral palsy; movement organization; movement performance; goal-directed; laterality; handedness; intelligence; cognition; synchronized metronome training; intervention; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Preterm birth (< 37 complete gestation weeks, GWs) is the single most prominent risk factor for the development of cerebral palsy (CP). This is due to the immature physiological state of the preterm born infant which increases the risk of brain lesions. READ MORE

6. 9. Perceived Self-image, Intellectual Ability, Frontal Lobe Function, and Perceived Ward Atmosphere among Patients with Psychosis

   Author : Jan-Åke Jansson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; WAIS-R; SASB; rCBF; COPES; ward atmosphere; self-image; self-control; schizophrenia; psychoses; Frontal lobe function; intelligence; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : These studies were conducted at the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (PRU), characterised by a supportive ego-strenghtening psychodynamic approach. The general aim of the thesis was to study how intellectual ability and perceived self-image were related to perceived ward atmosphere among patients with psychosis. READ MORE

7. 10. Natural Intelligence in Artificial Creatures

   Author : Christian Balkenius; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cognitive Studies;

   Abstract : What mechanisms are needed in a cognitive system, such as an animal or a robot, and how do these mechanisms interact with each other? The thesis presents a study of this problem within the field of behavior-based systems and artificial neural networks. The thesis brings together ideas from behavior-based robotics, control theory and machine learning and combines them with models from ethology, psychology and neurobiology in an attempt to synthesize a complete, artificial nervous system for a simulated artificial creature. READ MORE