ABSTRACT
Our knowledge of the anatomical development and neuroplasticity of the child’s brain has expanded significantly over the years (Parker, 1990; Anderson, Catroppa, Morse, Haritou, & Rosenfeld, 2005). Growth of anatomical structures, the branching out of neuroprocesses, production of glial cells, and the myelination process are common to all human beings, independent of their cultural contexts. However, recent Pet Scan and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies reveal that, although the anatomical substratum of the central nervous system (CNS) is very similar in everyone, individuals of different cultures or even educational levels activate partially distinct neural networks when performing the same tasks in neuropsychological tests (Braga & Campas de Paz, 2000; Castro-Caldas, Petersson, Rei, Stone-Elander, & Ingvar,1998; Peterson, Reis, Askelöt, Castro-Caldas, & Ingvar, 2000).
