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Introduction: Mark H. Johnson’sDevelopmental CognitiveNeuroscience

Scott P. Johnson*Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station,TX 77843, USA

This Special Issue is devoted entirely to the firstsingle author-text concerned with an emergingand burgeoning discipline within developmentalpsychology: the relation between the developingbrain and cognitive processes. Mark Johnson’sDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience (Johnson,1997) delineates evidence from neurophysiology,cognitive and perceptual development, and com-putational modelling to build a case in favour ofhow the human mind is constructed, and itpoints the way for future research.

The organisation of this Special Issue is asfollows: first, Mark Johnson presents a summary

of the book. Following this is a series of reviewsof the book, subsequent to which Johnson re-sponds, having the final word.

Regardless of one’s opinion on the book, thisis clearly a timely volume and is sure to generateinterest and controversy for years to come. Weare pleased to offer this Special Issue as a contri-bution to this important debate.

REFERENCES

Johnson, M.H. (1997). Developmental Cognitive Neuro-science: An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.

* Correspondence to: Department of Psychology, TexasA&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4235, USA. E-mail: spj@psyc.tamu.edu

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