The neurophysiology of cognitive development: A history of the scientific area and the laboratory

The article examines the laboratory’s fundamental scientific research conducted over the past 60 years. The paper aims to show the development and continu ity of the methodology, key scientific concepts, and research areas. In this regard, partic ular attention is paid to the research conducted in the laboratory during the 1960s and 1970s that laid the foundation for the neurophysiology of cognitive development as one of the fields of developmental physiology in Russia. The article does not proclaim to be an exhaustive review of all scientific data obtained over the course of more than half a century. It presents the main research areas and the most important results that reflect the fundamental patterns underlying the formation of brain mechanisms for cognitive development.