Study of Learning Problems in Adolescents from the Historical-cultural Perspective in Neuropsychology | Chapter 03 | Perspectives of Arts and Social Studies Vol. 1
The background of the article is
historical and cultural neuropsychology, which proposes analysis of learning
activity from the level of its functional brain organization. Qualitative
assessment of difficulties and functional analysis of syndromes permits to
determine brain cortical and subcortical
factors or mechanisms, which participate in fulfillment of different actions
and operations of learning activity at school age. The objective of the present
article is to contribute to consideration of ways and methods of
neuropsychological assessment in cases of adolescents with learning disabilities
and to share the opinion about the
advantages of neuropsychological approach
for the understanding
of neuropsychological nature of learning disabilities in adolescents.
Two cases of female adolescents with learning disability were included in the
study. The scheme for neuropsychological assessment created for Spanish
speaking patients was applied. Such kind of assessment permits to detect unique
brain mechanism or factor responsible for pupil’s difficulties. The results
have pointed out systemic difficulties
in factors of
motor sequential organization
and regulation and
control. Identification of concrete functional mechanism responsible
for difficulties helps to obtain precise neuropsychological diagnostic of
learning disabilities. The
functional deficit of
motor sequential organization
and regulation and control
and voluntary activity
might be identified
as possible reasons
of learning disabilities and
problems for realization of intellectual actions in secondary school. We
conclude that the methodology of
qualitative analysis of
neuropsychological syndrome proposed
by Luria might serve as an example of usage of systemic
approach for cases of learning disabilities in children and adolescents.
Author(s) Details
Yulia Solovieva
Faculty of Psychology,
Puebla Autonomous University, Mexico.
María del Rosario Bonilla
Sánchez
Department of
Neuropsychological Diagnosis and
Rehabilitation, Faculty of
Psychology, Puebla
Autonomous University, Mexico.
Luis Quintanar Rojas
Department of
Neuropsychological Diagnosis and
Rehabilitation, Faculty of
Psychology, Puebla
Autonomous University, Mexico.
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