SEVENTY-SEVENTH 



JAMES ARTHUR LECTURE ON 



THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN 



MARCH 2007 



EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT 

 OF SELF-REGULATION* 



Michael I. Posner 



University of Oregon 



2473 Columbia Street 



Eugene, OR 97403-1777 



* This research was done jointly with Prof. Mary K. Rothbart, with the 

 assistance of Dr. M.R. Rueda, Dr. Brad E. Sheese, and members of the Sackler 

 Institute at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Research was sup- 

 ported by NICHHD through NICHD grant HD 38051 and the Dana Foundation 

 Grant for the Arts. Reprints available from mposner@uoregon.edu 



AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 

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