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How connectionist simulations fail to account for developmental disorders in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Christine Temple  and
Harald Clahsen
Christine Temple
Affiliation:
Developmental Neuropsychology Unit, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdomtempc@essex.ac.uk
Harald Clahsen
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdomharald@essex.ac.uk http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~harald
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Abstract

Using connectionist modelling, Thomas & Karmiloff-Smith (T&K-S) claim that developmental disorders in children are characterised by atypical trajectories and an ultimate functional architecture that is fundamentally different from normal. We argue that there is no empirical evidence for these claims in any developmental disorder and that the available evidence provides support for Residual Normality in both developmental and acquired disorders. We also refute the claim that modular accounts cannot encompass developmental trajectories in children with developmental disorders.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 769 - 770
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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