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Joseph, R. – Developmental Review, 2000
Presents information on prenatal brain development, detailing the functions controlled by the medulla, pons, and midbrain, and the implications for cognitive development. Concludes that fetal cognitive motor activity, including auditory discrimination, orienting, the wake-sleep cycle, fetal heart rate accelerations, and defensive reactions,…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Learning
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Steffler, Dorothy J. – Developmental Review, 2001
Addresses how existing theories of implicit cognition may contribute to the understanding of spelling development. Reviews adult literature on implicit memory and implicit learning that may be applied to spelling development. Presents a multilevel model of representational redescription from which to investigate the interrelation of implicit and…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Schlesinger, Matthew; Parisi, Domenico – Developmental Review, 2001
Introduces the concepts of online and offline sampling and highlights the role of online sampling in agent-based models of learning and development. Compares the strengths of each approach for modeling particular developmental phenomena and research questions. Describes a recent agent-based model of infant causal perception. Discusses limitations…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Experience, Individual Development