In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Szasz) writes: >Brian Sandle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> I am waiting for Proctor's reply. The >> problems do not show till _after_ babyhood, when the developing executive >> funcitoning is trying to call up the releveant areas of the brain for that >> time. > I've never heard of "developing executive functioning call(ing) >up... areas of the brain." I'm sure you're trying to say something >that appears intelligent, here. It's scary, but the more I read Sandle's posts the more I'm understanding what he's trying to say, I think. I'm pretty sure what Brian is saying here is that the damage done to the brain of the developing fetus is only done to areas of the brain that are not used during the first three years of life. From the little I've read about EF (Executive Functioning) it seems to refer to a form of thinking related to planning, IIRC, and only starts showing at around age 4, IIRC. So Brian is claiming that the parts of the brain used for EF are not used prior to the development of EF in the child. Of course, the fact that there are many former "crack babies" who are now much older than 4 and I'm not aware of any studies linking pre-natal cocaine or crack use to any deficits in ability of older children doesn't stop Brian from believing that such an effect exists. The only abstract I saw relating to drug use and EF was studying pre-natal cannabis use, and the abstract for that study said it was inconclusive. -Pete Zakel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "If at first you don't succeed, give up, no use being a damn fool." . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
