Specific Language Impairment (SLI) has been explained by two broad classes of
hypotheses, which posit either a deficit specific to grammar, or a non-linguistic processing …

The strong predominance of right-handedness appears to be a uniquely human
characteristic, whereas the left-cerebral dominance for vocalization occurs in many species …

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the
landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy …

The authors reviewed recent quantitative genetic research on learning disabilities that led to
the conclusion that genetic diagnoses differ from traditional diagnoses in that the effects of …

Autism is a complex disorder that is heterogeneous both in its phenotypic expression and its
etiology. The search for genes associated with autism and the neurobiological mechanisms …

Despite the importance of learning abilities and disabilities in education and child
development, little is known about their genetic and environmental origins in the early …

Developmental speech and language disorders cover a wide range of childhood conditions
with overlapping but heterogeneous phenotypes and underlying etiologies. This …

Deficits in procedural learning have been hypothesized to contribute to the language and in
particular grammatical difficulties of individuals with specific language impairment (SLI). This …

Early language development sets the stage for a lifetime of competence in language and
literacy. However, the neural mechanisms associated with the relative advantages of early …

Roger Brown considered how children come to attach a word to things and categories of
things in the world. Attaching words or names to things and categories is basic to human …