Lifespan development and the brain
Subtitle: the perspective of biocultural co-constructivism
By: edited by Paul B. Baltes, Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, and Frank Rösler.
Contributors: Baltes, Paul B.; Reuter-Lorenz, Patricia Ann, 1958-; Rösler, Frank.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780521844949
Subjects: Brain -- Growth; Culture
Other titles: Perspective of biocultural co-constructivism
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."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.