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Temporal, but not directional, prior knowledge shortens muscle reflex latency in response to sudden transition of support surface during walking

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2016
The central nervous system takes advantage of prior knowledge about potential upcoming perturbations for modulating postural reflexes. There are two distinct aspects of prior knowledge: spatial and temporal.
Masahiro eShinya, Noritaka eKawashima, Kimikata eNakazawa   +2 more
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Human Rights and Unfitness to Plead: The Demands of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

, 2017
Findings of unfitness to plead can result in individuals with cognitive disabilities losing access to procedural safeguards in the criminal justice system.
Anna Arstein-Kerslake, P. Gooding, L. Andrews, B. McSherry   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers to the Implementation of the Health and Rehabilitation Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in South Africa

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2016
Background: The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a milestone in the recognition of the human rights of persons with disabilities, including the right to health and rehabilitation. South Africa has signed
M. Hussey, M. Maclachlan, G. Mji
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES FOR IDENTIFYING REINFORCERS FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE AND PROFOUND DISABILITIES [PDF]

, 1992
Wayne W. Fisher, Cathleen C. Piazza, Lynn G. Bowman, Louis P. Hagopian, James C. Owens, Irene Slevin   +5 more
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Comparison of Four Control Methods for a Five-Choice Assistive Technology

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2018
Severe motor impairments can affect the ability to communicate. The ability to see has a decisive influence on the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems available to the user.
Sebastian Halder, Sebastian Halder, Kouji Takano, Kenji Kansaku, Kenji Kansaku, Kenji Kansaku   +5 more
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Mechanical Regulation Underlies Effects of Exercise on Serotonin-Induced Signaling in the Prefrontal Cortex Neurons

iScience, 2020
Summary: Mechanical forces are known to be involved in various biological processes. However, it remains unclear whether brain functions are mechanically regulated under physiological conditions.
Youngjae Ryu, Takahiro Maekawa, Daisuke Yoshino, Naoyoshi Sakitani, Atsushi Takashima, Takenobu Inoue, Jun Suzurikawa, Jun Toyohara, Tetsuro Tago, Michiru Makuuchi, Naoki Fujita, Keisuke Sawada, Shuhei Murase, Masashi Watanave, Hirokazu Hirai, Takamasa Sakai, Yuki Yoshikawa, Toru Ogata, Masahiro Shinohara, Motoshi Nagao, Yasuhiro Sawada   +20 more
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Temporal characteristics of facial ensemble in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: examination from arousal and attentional allocation

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionIndividuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) show atypical recognition of facial emotions, which has been suggested to stem from arousal and attention allocation. Recent studies have focused on the ability to perceive an average expression
Yuki Harada, Yuki Harada, Junji Ohyama, Misako Sano, Misako Sano, Naomi Ishii, Keiko Maida, Megumi Wada, Megumi Wada, Makoto Wada   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining the Role of Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Persons with Disability in the Fatick Region, Senegal, and the Mono Region, Benin [PDF]

, 1999
Erick V.A. Gbodossou
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The Politics of Mixing Older Persons and Younger Persons With Disabilities in Federally Assisted Housing [PDF]

, 1996
Jon Pynoos, Tonya M. Parrott
openalex   +1 more source

Persons with Disabilities and Discrimination

, 2010
This issue brief is designed to outline the progress persons with disabilities have made in combating discrimination in all aspects of life, but also to highlight the obstacles with which they are still faced today.
openaire   +3 more sources