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TY - JOUR
T1 - Studying development in the 21(st) Century
AU - Sirois, Sylvain
AU - Spratling, Michael
AU - Thomas, Michael S. C.
AU - Westermann, Gert
AU - Mareschal, Denis
AU - Johnson, Mark H.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - In this response, we consider four main issues arising from the commentaries to the target article. These include further details of the theory of interactive specialization, the relationship between neuroconstructivism and selectionism, the implications of neuroconstructivism for the notion of representation, and the role of genetics in theories of development. We conclude by stressing the importance of multidisciplinary approaches in the future study of cognitive development and by identifying the directions in which neuroconstructivism can expand in the Twenty-first Century.
AB - In this response, we consider four main issues arising from the commentaries to the target article. These include further details of the theory of interactive specialization, the relationship between neuroconstructivism and selectionism, the implications of neuroconstructivism for the notion of representation, and the role of genetics in theories of development. We conclude by stressing the importance of multidisciplinary approaches in the future study of cognitive development and by identifying the directions in which neuroconstructivism can expand in the Twenty-first Century.
KW - FUNCTIONAL BRAIN-DEVELOPMENT
KW - SENSITIVE PERIODS
KW - GENERALIST GENES
KW - NEUROCONSTRUCTIVISM
KW - MECHANISMS
KW - COGNITION
KW - LANGUAGE
KW - SPEECH
KW - FOXP2
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X08004202
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X08004202
M3 - Editorial
VL - 31
SP - 345
EP - 356
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
SN - 0140-525X
IS - 3
ER -