Time knowledge difficulties following treatment for malignant cerebellar tumors

In children treated for malignant cerebellar tumors, there are only a few studies investigating temporal skills, despite the role of the cerebellum in time processing being generally acknowledged. Children's time knowledge has been defined as the correct representation and use of familiar time...

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Published in:Child neuropsychology 2018-05, Vol.24 (4), p.524-540
Main Authors: Labrell, Florence, Câmara-Costa, Hugo, Kieffer, Virginie, Dellatolas, Georges
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action-perception coupling
Child
Humanities and Social Sciences
Medulloblastoma
Psychology
Time-processing
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Summary:In children treated for malignant cerebellar tumors, there are only a few studies investigating temporal skills, despite the role of the cerebellum in time processing being generally acknowledged. Children's time knowledge has been defined as the correct representation and use of familiar time units. The present study compares time knowledge in 38 children treated for malignant cerebellar tumors (mean age 11.6 years) with 105 typically-developing (TD) children. The performances on all time knowledge subtests were significantly lower in the tumor group. The results also confirm a lower mean IQ in the children treated for cerebellar tumors, related to slower processing speed and poorer performance on working memory and non-verbal tasks. However, the lower IQ does not explain the considerable difficulties in the acquisition of time knowledge. These results are discussed in the light of the role of the cerebellum in time processing and in the context of two different models of temporal processing: the internal clock model and the neural network state model.
ISSN:0929-7049
1744-4136
DOI:10.1080/09297049.2017.1296122