Preterm birth accounts for about 10% of births worldwide. Studying risk factors for perinatal brain damage is essential, as findings suggest that almost 20% of disabilities are linked to risks in the early stages of development. This research aimed to study longitudinal changes in intelligence from 6 to 8 years of age in a sample of 39 preterm children with a history of risk of brain damage and a control group of 35 children born at term. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale (WISC-IV) was used to measure cognitive ability at six, seven, and eight years old. The results showed that the preterm group obtained significantly lower scores than the control group. The working memory indicator significantly affected the interaction between age and prematurity. We consider it crucial to expand the knowledge we have about the neurocognitive development of premature infants, both in specific cognitive domains and in age ranges, so that the information obtained can help predict the probability of presenting cognitive alterations from early stages. This, therefore, helps in implementing intervention strategies and programs based on scientific evidence, and their design is complemented by clinical experience and empirical and theoretical knowledge of the different professionals involved in infant cognitive intervention.

La estimulación temprana es definida como un conjunto de acciones repetitivas, continuas y sistematizadas a través del juego que proporciona al niño las experiencias que éste necesita para desarrollar al máximo sus potencialidades cognitivas, lingüísticas, motrices y sociales. Lugares específicos como los Centros de estimulación temprana tienen como finalidad ayudar a los niños de una manera placentera y divertida los lineamientos de desarrollo acorde a su edad, utilizando como herramienta el juego dirigido y supervisado. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo Comparar los efectos que tiene la estimulación temprana con un enfoque dirigido, en la memoria de trabajo en niños de 4 años que fueron estimulados y en niños que no lo fueron. Se utilizó como prueba la Batería Neuropsicológica para Preescolar (BANPE) para evaluar la memoria de trabajo visoespacial y verbal. El procedimiento estadístico utilizado fue t-Student para muestras independientes encontrando homogeneidad. Resultados: se reveló que el grupo experimental tuvo una puntuación mayor a la del grupo control [t(28)=5.80, p<0.001], encontrandosé diferencias significativas.

Social confinement involves a series of temporary changes in the habits and lifestyles of individuals, severely affecting their regular activities and schedules and substantially modifying socio-familial behavior (SFB) and sleep quality (SQ). There is no literature reporting the effects of SFB changes on SQ during social confinement due to the COVID-19 outbreak. An observational transversal research design, with group comparison and correlation methods, was used to perform the present study. The results were analyzed as follows: (1) An exploratory factor analysis (EFA); (2) A description of the sample was determined by proportions comparisons of sleep habits between the different variables of interest; and (3) A linear regression model was analyzed to explore the predictive association of the negative effects of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on SFB and SQ. In addition to the global SFB score, two SFB factors were identified as predictors affecting the SQ, SF-Habits, and SF-Emotional scores, suggesting a close balance between daily life activities and sleep health during critical social changes. Furthermore, two main risk factors resulted from the regression analysis: economic concerns and increased alcohol consumption. Therefore, the predictive capacity of economic concerns showed statistical significance in anticipating negative sleep quality scores. Overall, this suggests that sleep quality, economic concerns, schedules, and substance use were associated with the self-perception of coping skills, elucidating the importance of fostering habits related to schedules within the home and ensuring that all family members participate.

Preterm birth accounts for about 10% of births worldwide. Studying risk factors for perinatal brain damage is essential, as findings suggest that almost 20% of disabilities are linked to risks in the early stages of development. This research aimed to study longitudinal changes in intelligence from 6 to 8 years of age in a sample of 39 preterm children with a history of risk of brain damage and a control group of 35 children born at term. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale (WISC-IV) was used for cognitive measurement. The results showed that the preterm group obtained significantly lower scores than the control group. The working memory indicator significantly affected the interaction between age and prematurity. We consider that it is crucial to expand the knowledge we have about the neurocognitive development of premature infants both in specific cognitive domains and in age ranges so that the information obtained helps to predict the probability of presenting cognitive alterations from early stages and, therefore, to implement intervention strategies and programs based on scientific evidence and complemented in their design by clinical experience, empirical and theoretical knowledge of the different professionals involved in infant cognitive intervention.

No obstante cada experiencia migratoria es única y puede estar influencia da por diversos factores, son indiscutibles las afectaciones y desafíos que este proceso representa para la salud mental, especialmente en los niños. Debido a esto, hemos llevado a cabo una investigación cuantitativa de alcance descriptivo, con el objetivo de identificar los síntomas de ansiedad en niños y niñas en situación de movilidad migratoria que se encuentran dentro de albergues migrantes en Mexicali, B.C, México. Para ello, se realizó una entrevista clínica con los padres o tutores, así como la aplicación de la escala cMasr-2 a los menores. Los resultados sugieren que, aunque no se observan niveles significativos de ansiedad de manera grupal, las puntuaciones máximas de algunos participantes en ansiedad total y ansiedad social fueron elevadas, de allí la importancia de entender de mejor manera cómo se presenta la ansiedad en esta población para proponer planes de intervención que mejoren la salud mental de estos niños.

El presente estudio analizó la influencia de la apatía en la planeación y toma de decisiones en adolescentes. Con una población de 249 adolescentes estudiantes de primer grado en Escuela Secundaria Pública, se utilizó escala de apatía EEVA para la obtención de una muestra de 84 participante,se conformaron tres grupos de 28 participantes cada uno: Grupo control (GC) con apatía baja, dos con apatía alta grupo experimental (GE) y grupo experimental con recompensa (GER). Posteriormente se aplicaron tarea de planeación con prueba Torre de Hanoi y toma de decisión con Juego de Cartas. Los resultados muestran que en la prueba de Hanoi hay diferencias en el número de movimientos en los grupos control y experimental con recompensa.