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The key to understanding core knowledge resides in the fetus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2024

Vincent M. Reid Open the ORCID record for Vincent M. Reid [Opens in a new window]
Vincent M. Reid*
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School of Psychology, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand vincent.reid@waikato.ac.nz https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/vincent.reid/
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Abstract

What Babies Know outlines a compelling case for why infancy research is fundamental for conceptualizing what it is to be human. There is another period in human development that is relatively inaccessible, yet is more important. In order to truly understand the nature of core knowledge, perception, and cognition, we must start not with the infant, but with the fetus.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e139
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