The timing of educational investment: A neuroscientific perspective

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Howard Jones, P A ^a   Washbrook, E V ^a   Meadows, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Economics; Education; Neuroscience; Sensitive periods

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CAPITAL; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 84857065306     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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