Developmental psychologists have long debated how growth and experience affect the development of the human brain and behavior. In a Perspective, [Casey][1] explains new work ([ Schlaggar et al .][2]) that seeks to resolve the debate by using functional magnetic resonance imaging to distinguish differences in brain activity between adults and children performing single word processing tasks. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/296/5572/1408 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/296/5572/1476
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