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Neuroconstructivism - I & II (Multiple copy pack, New)
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Neuroconstructivism - I & II (Multiple copy pack, New)
Series: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
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What are the processes, from conception to adulthood, that enable a
single cell to grow into a sentient adult? The processes that occur
along the way are so complex that any attempt to understand
development necessitates a multi-disciplinary approach, integrating
data from cognitive studies, computational work, and neuroimaging -
an approach till now seldom taken in the study of child
development. Neuroconstructivism is a major new 2 volume
publication that seeks to redress this balance, presenting an
integrative new framework for considering development. In the first
volume, the authors review up-to-to date findings from
neurobiology, brain imaging, child development, computer and
robotic modelling to consider why children's thinking develops the
way it does. They propose a new synthesis of development that is
based on 5 key principles found to operate at many levels of
descriptions. They use these principles to explain what causes a
number of key developmental phenomena, including infants'
interacting with objects, early social cognitive interactions, and
the causes of dyslexia. The "neuroconstructivist" framework also
shows how developmental disorders do not arise from selective
damage to normal cognitive systems, but instead arise from
developmental processes that operate under atypical constraints.
How these principles work is illustrated in several case studies
ranging from perceptual to social and reading development. Finally,
the authors use neuroimaging, behavioural analyses, computational
simulations and robotic models to provide a way of understanding
the mechanisms and processes that cause development to occur.
Computer and robotic models provide concrete tools for
investigating the processes and mechanisms involved in learning and
development. Volume 2 illustrates the principles of
'Neuroconstructivist' development, with contributions from 9
different labs across the world. Each of the contributions
illustrates how models play a central role in understanding
development. The models presented include standard connectionist
neural network models as well as multi-agent models. Also included
are robotic models emphasizing the need to take embodiment and
brain-system interactions seriously. A model of Autism and one of
Specific Language Impairment also illustrate how atypical
development can be understood in terms of the typical processes of
development but operating under restricted conditions. This volume
complements Volume 1 by providing concrete examples of how the
'Neuroconstructivist' principles can be grounded within a diverse
range of domains, thereby shaping the research agenda in those
domains.
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