Lifespan development and the brain: the perspective of biocultural co-constructivism

The book focuses on the developmental analysis of the brain-culture-environment dynamic 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. Each is influenced...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Baltes, Paul B, Reuter-Lorenz, Patricia Ann 1958-, Rösler, Frank
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2006
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511499722
Zusammenfassung:The book focuses on the developmental analysis of the brain-culture-environment dynamic 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. Each is influenced by and modifies the other. To capture the ubiquitous reach and significance of the mutually dependent 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 from infancy to old age.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 427 Seiten)
ISBN:9780511499722