Several neuronal mechanisms have been proposed to account for the formation of cognitive
abilities through postnatal interactions with the physical and sociocultural environment …

The brain is a complex network continually engaged in neural dynamics and in interactions
with the environment (Sporns et al., 2004). Brain activity is associated with a distinct …

The prenatal development of neural circuits must provide sufficient configuration to support
at least a set of core postnatal behaviors. Although knowledge of various genetic and …

Anatomical observations, theoretical work and lesion experiments have led to the idea that
an important function of the dentate gyrus of the mammalian hippocampus is pattern …

For years, the view that the human cognitive system is as a Swiss army knife with innately
specified functional modules that come online one by one or can be impaired independently …

Cognitive neuroscience has rapidly expanded during the decade of the brain. Progress in
cognitive science and in the development of techniques that permit noninvasive monitoring …

The relations between the developing mind and developing brain are explored. We outline a
theory of intellectual development postulating that the mind comprises four systems of …

A central problem in cognitive neuroscience is how animals can manage to rapidly master
complex sensorimotor tasks when the only sensory feedback they use to improve their …

Feedforward neural network models of cognitive development are reviewed within the
framework of a functional distinction between learning and development. This analysis …

Evolution through natural selection has addressed the problem of modifying synapses
throughout large networks of neurons by exploiting diffusely projecting neuromodulatory …