Neuroconstructivism

Neuroconstructivism is a theoretical framework focusing on the construction of representations in the developing brain. Cognitive development is explained as emerging from the experience‐dependent development of neural structures supporting mental representations. Neural development occurs in the co...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Developmental science 2007-01, Vol.10 (1), p.75-83
Main Authors: Westermann, Gert, Mareschal, Denis, Johnson, Mark H., Sirois, Sylvain, Spratling, Michael W., Thomas, Michael S.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Animals
Brain
Brain - growth & development
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Children
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Processes
Concept Formation - physiology
Developmental psychology
Developmental Stages
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Humans
Models, Neurological
Neurological Organization
Neurosciences
Psychological Theory
Theory
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Neuroconstructivism is a theoretical framework focusing on the construction of representations in the developing brain. Cognitive development is explained as emerging from the experience‐dependent development of neural structures supporting mental representations. Neural development occurs in the context of multiple interacting constraints acting on different levels, from the individual cell to the external environment of the developing child. Cognitive development can thus be understood as a trajectory originating from the constraints on the underlying neural structures. This perspective offers an integrated view of normal and abnormal development as well as of development and adult processing, and it stands apart from traditional cognitive approaches in taking seriously the constraints on cognition inherent to the substrate that delivers it.
ISSN:1363-755X
1467-7687
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00567.x