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Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Typical Development
Edited by Donna Coch, Kurt W. Fischer, and Geraldine Dawson. 412 pp., illustrated. New York, Guilford Press, 2007. $50. ISBN 978-1-59385-136-1.

Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Atypical Development
Edited by Donna Coch, Geraldine Dawson, and Kurt W. Fischer. 378 pp., illustrated. New York, Guilford Press, 2007. $50. ISBN 978-1-59385-137-8.

The concept that emotional, cognitive, sensory, and motor functions reside in the brain dates from antiquity. It was not until the mid-19th century, however, that localization of specific functions in the human brain was demonstrated when consistent lesions were found in the brains of patients who had deficits in defined neurologic abilities. In most cases, the lesions were the result of cerebrovascular disease, accidents, violent crimes, or wars, and so the patients studied were mainly adults. In the first half of the 20th century, cortical stimulation in patients who were awake . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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