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Lifespan Development and the Brain: The Perspective of Biocultural Co-Constructivism

By Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz , Paul B. Baltes , Frank Rößler

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521844940, 9780521844949, 9780511221088
Open Library ID
OL15597557M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14291461 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
444\445
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

This book focuses on the developmental analysis of brain-culture-environment dynamics and argues that this dynamic is interactive and reciprocal; brain and culture co-determine each other. As a whole, this book refutes any unidirectional conception of the brain-culture dynamic, as each is influenced by and modifies the other. To capture the ubiquitous reach and significance of the mutually dependent and co-productive brain-culture system, the metaphor of biocultural co-constructivism is invoked. Distinguished researchers from cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and developmental psychology review the evidence in their respective fields. A special focus of the book is its coverage of the entire human lifespan.

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