Brain mechanisms of quantity are similar in 5-year-old children and adults

Both 5-year-old children and adults determine the quantity of a number by the use of a similar parietal lobe mechanism. Event related potentials indicate that input from Arabic digits and from dot patterns reach areas involved in determining quantity about 200 ms after input. However, voluntary key presses indicating the relation of the input to the quantity five take almost three times as long in children. The ability to trace the networks of brain areas involved in the learning of school subjects should aid in the design and testing of educational methods.

Mental health problems of homeless children and families: longitudinal study

Objective: To establish the mental health needs of homeless children and families before and after rehousing.

Use of health services by children and young people according to ethnicity and social class: secondary analysis of a national survey

Objective To assess whether equity is achieved in use of general practitioner, outpatient, and inpatient services by children and young people according to their ethnic group and socioeconomic background.