Throughout much of the 20th century, the major models of brain development were strongly
deterministic. It was thought that brain development proceeds via a prescribed blueprint that …

In this article, we discuss two experiments of nature and their implications for the sciences of
the mind. The first, Williams syndrome, bears on one of cognitive science's holy grails: the …

This chapter reviews current key questions, issues, and findings in the study of atypical
cognitive development, as well as the history of earlier research on this topic. Key questions …

Advances in neuroscience during the past century have yielded important insights into
mental functioning, but their implications for the field of education have remained largely …

Provides a highly visual, readily accessible introduction to the main events that occur during
neural development and their mechanisms Building Brains: An Introduction to Neural …

With the rise of cognitive science and the revolution in neuroscience, it is now commonplace
to assume that the study of a human person—a thinking, feeling, acting subject—is …

The uneven cognitive phenotype in the adult outcome of Williams syndrome has led some
researchers to make strong claims about the modularity of the brain and the purported …

We acquire concepts such as" atom,"" force,"" integer," and" democracy" long after we are
born; these concepts are not part of the initial cognitive state of human beings. Other …

A bestseller in Canada and Australia, this is the incredible story of a woman who struggled
with severe learning disabilities, built herself a better brain, and started a program that has …