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    Influence of Handedness of the Application of Acetylcholine and Glutamic Acid to the Motor Cortex of the Albino Rat

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    The purpose of this study was to repeat the experimental design used in Suess\u27 study, i.e., the attempt to influence the handedness of ambidextrous rats by application of Ach and glumatic acid to the motor cortex. This study was a slight departure from that of Suess in that more post-operational reaches were taken

    Behavioral consequences of brain damage associated with homonymous visual field defects.

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    First Language Evaluation by Native Speakers: A Preliminary Study Etude preliminaire de revaluation de la langue maternelle des autochtones

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    Abstract Language assessment of minority language populations (native speakers of languages other than English) is an important challenge for North American speech-language pathologists. This study was carried out as a preliminary step in assessing the feasibility of using native speakers to evaluate the first language of Inuit school children in Northern Quebec. The results showed that one Inuk teacher's ratings of children's Inuktitut language samples correlated with certain language complexity indices. This finding suggests interesting possibilities for further research as well as for the use of experienced native Canadian teachers as adjuncts to speech-language pathologists in the assessment of minority language children. Resume L' evaluation des connaissances linguistiques des populations minoritaires (autochtones dont la langue maternelle n' est pa
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