Infection, nutrition and cognitive performance in children
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 107 (S1), S187-S200
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000075612
Abstract
SUMMARY The paper considers briefly the nature of cognition and its relationship to intelligence. The information processing model of human cognition is outlined and IQ and DQ are explained. The literature dealing with the effects of malnutrition and parasitic infection on cognitive performance and development in children is selectively reviewed. A speculative hypothesis concerning the psychological effects of parasitic infection is sketched and brief consideration is given to models and measures in research on development.Keywords
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