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Margaret Kennard and Her “Principle” in Historical Perspective

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Brain Injury and Recovery

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The present chapter centers around the idea that the behavioral effects of brain damage may be less deleterious if sustained early in life, when the central nervous system is in an immature state, and more severe if endured after the period of rapid brain growth has ended. This belief has been called the “Kennard principle” by some writers (see Isaacson, 1975), and it has been the subject of a number of critiques and reviews (e.g., Finger and Stein, 1982; Johnson and Almli, 1978).

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  1. Psychology Department and Neural Sciences Program, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 63130, USA

    Stanley Finger

  2. Programs in Occupational Therapy and Neural Sciences, Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Preventive Medicine and Psychology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA

    C. Robert Almli

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    Stanley Finger

  2. The Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695-7801, USA

    T. E. Levere

  3. Programs in Occupational Therapy and Neural Sciences, Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Preventive Medicine, and Psychology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA

    C. Robert Almli

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    Donald G. Stein (Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research) (Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research)

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Finger, S., Almli, C.R. (1988). Margaret Kennard and Her “Principle” in Historical Perspective. In: Finger, S., Levere, T.E., Almli, C.R., Stein, D.G. (eds) Brain Injury and Recovery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0941-3_8

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