Cortex
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 1043-1059 , September 2010

Margaret Kennard (1899–1975): Not a ‘Principle’ of brain plasticity but a founding mother of developmental neuropsychology

  • Maureen Dennis

      Affiliations

    • Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada.

Received 30 July 2009 ,Revised 9 October 2009 ,Accepted 14 October 2009.

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