Neuroscience of cognitive development : the role of experience and the developing brain Why should developmental psychologists be interested in the brain How does the brain develop How does experience affect brain development and brain function Studying the relation between brain and cognitive development : the methods of developmental cognitive neuroscience The development of speech and language The development of declarative (or explcit) memory The development of non declarative (or implicit) learning and memory The development of spatial cognition The development of object recognition The development of social cognition The development of higher cognitive (executive) functions The development of attention The future of developmental cognitive neuroscience.