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Slegers, Brenda – 1997
New research on brain development has profound implications in the areas of child development and education. This review of the research describes how the brain develops to shape children's growing intelligence, addressing such questions as: (1) What are the brain's functions? (2) What are the critical or sensitive periods in brain development?…
Descriptors: Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Child Development, Cognitive Development