Stages of Brain and Cognitive Maturation
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Epstein (1974a, 1986) and McCall (1988; McCall, Meyers, Hartman, & Roche, 1983) presented discrepant findings regarding the presence ofstages in brain arid.&ognitive maturation, as described in Piagetian theory. This article questions whether their variables (e.g., skull circumference and global mental test scores) are appropriate indices from which to make such conclusions. Evidence from direct brain measurements (e.g., the quantitative eleetroencephalC?gram (QEEG» and other neurobiological" indices provides stronger support for the conclusion that regional brain maturation exhibits growth spurts and plateaus. The specific neuropsychological functions represented by regional QEEG maturation data give a composite picture of brain growth that is consistent with Piagetian theory.
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