The study of how the development and growth of the brain relates to the emergence of new cognitive abilities, which is increasingly using brain imaging techniques and connectionist models to test its theories, ideally moving from one to the other in an ongoing circular process.
See Brain (neuro-) imaging, Child development, Cognitive development, Cognitive neuroscience, Connectionist models, Developmental psychobiology, Developmental psychology, Interactive specialization approach (or hypothesis), Maturational perspective/approach, Neuroscience, Skill learning hypothesis/approach