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Wingert, Pat; Underwood, Anne – Newsweek, 1997
Notes that scientists understand in greater detail the various anatomical and neurological changes that allow children to develop motor and sensory abilities. Explores how the research findings are calling into question the notion of prescribed developmental milestones. (HTH)
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Individual Development
Cowan, W. Maxwell – Scientific American, 1979
This discussion focuses on the problem in neurobiology in which neurons are able to make correct connections as the brain develops in utero. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Biology, Human Development, Individual Development, Medical Research