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Constraining the brain: The role of developmental psychology in developmental cognitive neuroscience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

David Estes and
Karen Bartsch
David Estes
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3415 estes@uwyo.edu
Karen Bartsch
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3415 estes@uwyo.edu
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Abstract

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Developmental psychology should play an essential constraining role in developmental cognitive neuroscience. Theories of neural development must account explicitly for the early emergence of knowledge and abilities in infants and young children documented in developmental research. Especially in need of explanation at the neural level is the early emergence of meta-representation.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1997, pp. 562 - 563
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press