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Beyond the Classroom: Investigating the Relationship between Psychomotor Development and Academic Achievement in 4–12-Year-Olds

open access: yesChildren
Background/Objectives: The relevance of psychomotor skills in children’s growth is being increasingly recognized. The transversal role of psychomotor skills in learning performance is described through a link between cognitive and motor functioning ...
Nídia Amorim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychomotor and cognitive effects of 15-minute inhalation of methoxyflurane in healthy volunteers: implication for post-colonoscopy care

open access: yesEndoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and study aims: Colonoscopy with portal inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox) is highly feasible with low sedation risk and allows earlier discharge.
Nam Q. Nguyen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychomotor function in chronic daily Cannabis smokers during sustained abstinence.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundThe present study assessed psychomotor function in chronic, daily cannabis smokers during 3 weeks continuously monitored abstinence on a secure research unit.
Wendy M Bosker   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Older adults and withdrawal from benzodiazepine hypnotics in general practice: effects on cognitive function, sleep, mood and quality of life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Background: Older adults are the main recipients of repeat prescriptions for benzodiazepine (BZD) hypnotics. BZDs can impair cognitive function and may not aid sleep when taken continuously for years.
Collins, R.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Performance Benchmarking of Psychomotor Skills Using Wearable Devices: An Application in Sport

open access: yesIEEE Access
Mastering psychomotor skills, such as those essential in sports, rehabilitation, and professional training, often requires a precise understanding of motion patterns and performance metrics.
Mahela Pandukabhaya   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of technical training in functional asymmetry of lower limbs in young soccer players

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2015
The functional asymmetry of the lower limbs has been considered an important factor in the performance of soccer players. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of specific technical training for non-preferred foot on its ...
José Guilherme   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between Sprint, lower limb power, and change of direction speed in adolescents

open access: yesMotriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2021
Aim: The purpose of this study is to verify the association between sprint, lower limb power, and change of direction speed in schoolchildren. Method: This is a cross-sectional school-based study with a probabilistic sample (n=1455) of adolescents aged ...
Júlio Brugnara Mello   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Nature and Development of Giftedness [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
Following a short discussion of conceptual and theoretical problems of giftedness, the methodological foundations and selected results of a (presently) four year longitudinal study are presented.
Heller, Kurt A.
core   +1 more source

EFFECTS OF ETHANOL ON PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE

open access: yesBritish Journal of Anaesthesia, 1987
Three separate doses of alcohol (0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 g kg-1) were given to eight volunteers and compared with the effects of a placebo. The order of administration was randomized and the study performed double-blind. A battery of psychometric tests sensitive to central nervous system depression was repeatedly performed for 3.5 h.
D, Fagan, B, Tiplady, D B, Scott
openaire   +2 more sources

Effects of scopolamine on matching to sample paradigm and related tests in human subjects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This was a double-blind placebo-controlled study with a cross-over design to examine the effects of scopolamine on cognitive functions in young healthy subjects.
Adam, M.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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