Research Needs in Learning Disabilities: A Neurologist's Point of View
- 1 October 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Vol. 6 (7) , 441-450
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002221947300600706
Abstract
If neurologists are to contribute to research on learning disabilities, they must detect patterns of asymmetry and discrepancy which are subtle deviations from developmental norms. This implies quantitation of observations, for which the term “neurometrics” is coined. The methodology of tests and measurements of human behaviors must be learned from psychology; the “hunches” as to what to measure and the interpretation of clusters of results come from the neurological background. Some promising results and some inherent problems of “neurometrics” are discussed.Keywords
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