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A good approach to neural and behavioural development but would be even better if set in a broader context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2008

Patrick Bateson
Patrick Bateson
Affiliation:
Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB23 8AA, United Kingdom. ppgb@cam.ac.ukwww.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/bateson.htm
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Abstract

An attractive feature of Neuroconstructivism, Vol. I: How the Brain Constructs Cognition is its emphasis on the active role of the individual in neural and behavioural development and the importance of the interplay with the environment. Certain aspects of development are omitted, however, such as specializations for the distinctive ecologies of infancy and childhood and the scaffolding-like features of behaviour seen during development. It was also a pity that so little credit was given to many scientists who have contributed to just those aspects of development on which the authors focus.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , June 2008 , pp. 334 - 335
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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