The goal of this chapter is to present a view of the ways in which experience interacts with
intrinsic forces in development to yield a functionally competent brain. The broad issue …

This article considers how experience can influence the developing and mature brain and
proposes a new categorization scheme based upon the type of information stored and the …

Reflecting the focus of a Jean Piaget Symposium entitled Biology and Knowledge: Structural
Constraints on Development, this volume presents many of the emergent themes discussed …

The 'developmental systems' perspective in biology is intended to replace the idea of a
genetic program. This new perspective is strongly convergent with recent work in …

Once sensory stimuli become able to alter firing patterns in the developing brain, they can
influence the maturation of neuronal circuits. Recent experimental studies add to our …

The concept of sensitive or critical periods in the context of memory development is
examined in this paper. I begin by providing examples of the role of experience in …

Jean Mandler set the stage for the preparation of this isssue when she invited me to
organize a symposium on constraints on cognitive development for the 1986meeting of the …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses that development, adulthood, and aging
represent a continuum, with many processes continuing throughout life, particularly those …

Understanding the role of neural activity in the development of the brain has been a major
concern of many modern neurobiologists. The reason is plain enough: since the world …

A new understanding of cognitive development from the perspective of neuroscience This
book provides a state-of-the-art understanding of the neural bases of cognitive development …