Question 1.

In the lecture on Brain Development, brain functioning was characterized as

becoming faster, more efficient, and better controlled and organized through specialized and
non-specialized neurological mechanisms. Imagine you are a Neuropsychologist writing a grant
to explore the role of the brain changes in development. The grant application is asking you to
identify a particular developmental change (other than language) that shows the most promise to
have neurological underpinnings. Like any grant applicant, you must justify your thinking: Why
do you think there is a correspondence between your candidate ability, skill (etc.) and brain
development? Your argument should outline why you think that there is a potential connection
between brain development and your candidate acquisition. Remember, you are not attempting to
describe how mental functions are caused by neurological ones, only that the parallel between
brain development and your particular acquisition is worthy of continued investigation by those
interested in such questions about mind/body relationships.