Neuroconstructivism - II: How the Brain Constructs Cognition: Perspectives and Prospects: 2 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0198529937 ISBN 13: 9780198529934

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, 2007

Riassunto

What are the processes, from conception to adulthood, that enable a single cell to grow into a sentient adult? They are so complex that any attempt to understand development necessitates a multi-disciplinary approach, integrating data from cognitive studies, computational modeling, and neuroimagingan approach until now seldom taken when considering child development. Neuroconstructivism is a major two-volume work that seeks to redress this balance, presenting an integrative new framework for considering development. In Volume One, the authors review up-to-date findings from neurobiology, brain imaging, child development, as well computer and robotic modeling to consider why children's thinking develops the way it does, and propose a new synthesis of development that is based on five key principles found to operate at many different levels of description. Their Neuroconstructivist framework also shows how developmental disorders, such as dyslexia, can arise from typical developmental processes operating under atypical constraints. Of central importance to Neuroconstructivism is the idea that computer and robotic models are vital tools for investigating the processes and mechanisms involved in learning and development. Volume Two illustrates the principles of Neuroconstructivist development through contributions from nine different labs across the world. This volume complements Volume One by providing concrete examples of how the Neuroconstructivist principles can be grounded in a diverse range of domains, and thereby shape the research agenda in each.

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L'autore

Denis Mareschal is at Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Sylvain Sirois is at the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK. Gert Westermann is at the Department of Psychology, Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Contenuti

• 1: Denis Mareschal, Sylvain Sirois, & Gert Westermann: Introduction
• 2: James A Bednar & Risto Miikkulainen: Constructing visual function through prenatal and postnatal learning
• 3: Melissa Dominguez & Robert A Jacobs: Learning the best first: interactions between visual development and learning
• 4: Thomas R Shultz, Shreesh P Mysore, & Steven R Quartz: Why let networks grow?
• 5: Maartje E J Raijmakers: Modeling cognitive developmental transitions in neural networks: bifurcations in an adaptive resonance theory model
• 6: Matthew Schlesinger & Domenico Parisi: Connectionism in an artificial life perspective: simulating motor, cognitive and language development
• 7: Yiannis Demiris: Using robots to study the mechanisms of imitation
• 8: Olaf Sporns: What neuro-robotic models can teach us about neural and cognitive development
• 9: Marc F Joanisse: Phonological deficits and developmental language impairments: evidence from connectionist models
• 10: Ira L Cohen: A neural network model of autism: implications for theory and treatment
• 11: Mark H Johnson & Denis Mareschal: Conclusion - the future of neuroconstructivism

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198529937
• ISBN 13: 9780198529934
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 286
• Redattore: Mareschal Denis
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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