Kocher–Debré–Sémélaigne syndrome

a disorder of infants and children marked by weakness and overgrowth of muscles. It is associated with congenital hypothyroidism and intellectual disability in some cases. Also called Debré–Sémélaigne syndrome. [reported in 1892 by Swiss surgeon Emil Theodor Kocher (1841–1917) and in the 1930s by French pediatricians Robert Debré (1882–1978) and Georges Sémélaigne]

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September 1st 2024

learning paradigm

an experimental design used to research incidental learning. Groups of participants are shown the same stimuli (e.g., a list of 20 words) but asked to perform different tasks with them (e.g., picture associated words, determine the average number of letters in each word). Afterward, the participants unexpectedly are asked to recall as many of the presented items as possible.