Annette Karmiloff-Smith was a world leading researcher in the field of developmental neuroscience. She worked with Jean Piaget, and held positions at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, followed by the MRC Cognitive Development Unit in London, the UCL Institute of Child Health, and the Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development, at Birkbeck, University of London.

Michael S. C. Thomas, Developmental Neurocognition Lab, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London

Mark H. Johnson, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, and Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London