Age and sex differences in neurobehavioral performance: a study of portuguese elementary school children

Isabel Pavão Martins; Alexandre Castro-Caldas; Brenda D. Townes; Goretty Ferreira; Pedro Rodrigues; Susana Marques; Gail Rosebaum; Tonya S. Benton; Jorge Leitão; Timothy Derouen

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Age and sex differences in neurobehavioral performance: a study of portuguese elementary school children

Isabel Pavão Martins^*, Alexandre Castro-Caldas, Brenda D. Townes, Goretty Ferreira, Pedro Rodrigues, Susana Marques, Gail Rosebaum, Tonya S. Benton, Jorge Leitão, Timothy Derouen

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In this study normative data were obtained on measures of IQ, visual/motor, motor and memory functions among Portuguese elementary school children. Subjects were 228 females and 275 males, 8.0 to 11.9 years of age, in grades 2 through 4, who participated in a dental study. Performance on all tests improved with increasing age. Females performed better in rote verbal learning, psychomotor speed, and speed of information processing. Males had higher scores on tests of visual learning, visual memory, and fine motor speed and coordination. Nonverbal IQ had a significant impact on all tests except motor speed and coordination. Results represent an initial attempt to evaluate Portuguese children in educational and medical settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1687-1709
Number of pages	23
Journal	International Journal of Neuroscience
Volume	115
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00207450590958556
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2005
Externally published	Yes

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