Over the course of several decades, Demetriou and colleagues have constructed and
refined a comprehensive theory of cognitive development that resembles, in many ways …

Developmental cognitive neuroscience is an evolving field that investigates the relations
between neural and cognitive development. Lying at the intersection of diverse disciplines …

Over the past two decades a new field of science has emerged: developmental cognitive
neuroscience (DCN). DCN seeks to understand how brain development relates to cognitive …

The two patron saints of the study of cognitive development (which involves how thinking
and knowledge change with age) are the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget and the Russian …

According to the 'Kennard Principle', there is a negative linear relation between age at brain
injury and functional outcome. Other things being equal, the younger the lesioned organism …

Most research reported in the Journal of Cognition and Development focuses on typically
developing children—those who are following what is assumed to be the most common …

The more scientists learn about the brain, the more we learn about its infinite plasticity.… If
there is a challenge to one part of the brain, we can learn to revive other parts to make all …

This chapter focuses on research investigating developmental trajectories in typically
developing (TD) infants and children and in those with neurodevelopmental disorders. In …

I would like to thank my contributors for making my editorial duties in preparing this volume
so enjoyable. The outstanding quality of their contributions and of their writing made the …

Cognitive architectures are generally considered to be theories of the innate capabilities of
the (human) cognitive system. Any knowledge that is not innate is encoded in the …