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Uma reflexão transdisciplinar sobre a pobreza no Dia Internacional da Erradicaç...

Spiraling effects of poverty on child development. A neuroethical study

Free will, neurosciences & robotics

Physiotherapy case reports on three people with progressive supranuclear palsy

Introduction: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that affects patient’s functionality and quality of life. Physiotherapy should be recommended at the time of diagnosis to slow the progression of disability and enhance the quality of life of these patients. Clinical presentation: Here, we describe three cases of patients with PSP, outlining their motor and non-motor symptom...

Neuromitos nos diretores de agrupamentos escolares e o efeito de formação de cu...

Aos diretores de agrupamentos escolares, enquanto líderes empenhados na procura de excelência das práticas escolares, compete aprovar os planos de formação dos docentes (DecretoLei n.º 137/2012 de 2 de julho), pelo que se torna de especial importância que estes profissionais estejam cientificamente atualizados por forma a tomar as melhores decisões. Em colaboração com a Direção-Geral da Educação (DGE) foi reali...

Space, movement and articulation in a newly emergent sign language: contributio...

Objective: Here we investigate the involvement of space, movement and nonmanual articulators throughout the evolution of a newborn sign language. We aimed to assess how the development of these constraints might lead to effortless movement and neural economy in social communication. Methods: We analyzed the gestures elicited from 100 sketch cards, produced by 100 deaf and hard of hearing individuals as they cam...

How different are girls and boys as bullies and victims? Comparative perspectiv...

Bullying involves aggressive behaviors with the intention to harm others, including manifestations of systematic abuse of power. Two types of bullying can be considered: physical and psychological. Students may get involved in bullying dynamics as bullies, victims, or both-aggressive victims. The literature defines bullying as a global phenomenon, affecting both girls and boys. Therefore, Portuguese schools are...

Editorial

Editorial

Disentangling pantomime from early sign in a new sign language: window into lan...

In this study, we aim to disentangle pantomime from early signs in a newly-born sign language: Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language. Our results show that within 2 years of their first contact with one another, a community of 100 participants interacting everyday was able to build a shared language. The growth of linguistic systematicity, which included a decrease in use of pantomime, reduction of the amplitude ...