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Models of atypical development must also be models of normal development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Gert Westermann  and
Denis Mareschal
Gert Westermann
Affiliation:
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, School of Psychology, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdomg.westermann@bbk.ac.ukd.mareschal@bbk.ac.uk http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/people/gert http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/people/denis/
Denis Mareschal
Affiliation:
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, School of Psychology, Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdomg.westermann@bbk.ac.ukd.mareschal@bbk.ac.uk http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/people/gert http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/people/denis/
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Abstract

Connectionist models aiming to reveal the mechanisms of atypical development must in their undamaged form constitute plausible models of normal development and follow a developmental trajectory that matches empirical data. Constructivist models that adapt their structure to the learning task satisfy this demand. They are therefore more informative in the study of atypical development than the static models employed by Thomas & Karmiloff-Smith (T&K-S).

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 771 - 772
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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