Introduction: why should developmental psychologists be interested in the brain?
Brain development and neural plasticity
Neural plasticity
Methods of cognitive neuroscience
The development of speech and language
The development of declarative (or explicit) memory
The development of nondeclarative (or implicit) memory
The development of spatial cognition
The development of object recognition
The development of social cognition
The development of higher cognitive (executive) functions
The development of attention
The future of developmental cognitive neuroscience.
Neuroscience of cognitive development : the role of experience and the developing brain by Charles A. Nelson. ISBN 0471745863. Published by Wiley in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.