Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

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Provides an overview of current research and methods in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience, starting with a review of how the brain develops from conception into adulthood. Discusses theories related to how the brain develops and the role of experience in this development. Topics include visual perception and attention, knowledge of objects, faces, number, space, and language, and affective and social development. Discusses both typical and atypically developing populations.