This book provides readers with a comprehensive analysis of biocultural co-constructivism across the lifespan through focusing on the brain-culture environment interactive and reciprocal dynamics. Information for the content of each chapter is provided by a host of renowned researchers from the areas of cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and developmental psychology. Chapter contents include: biocultural co-construction of lifespan development; adult neurogenesis; sensory input-based adaptation and brain architecture; language acquisition; influence of work and occupation of brain development; and letters on nature and nurture. The book concludes with an author and subject index.
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Paul Baltes is …show more content…
6). Additionally, behavior and culture are vital components of what is desired and communicated as sound knowledge regarding human development in evolution and ontogeny. Plasticity is recognized by developmental and cultural scholars to emphasize the momentary and long term modifiability of brain, behavior and culture relative to external and internal conditions of life. In essence, plasticity is taken to mean that behavior is concurrently open and controlled. Additionally, plasticity is looked at as having three kinds namely: neurobiological, behavioral and societal or cultural which are all thought to be interrelated. Plasticity is expressed through a naturally occurring change in developmental …show more content…
Evidence of developmental plasticity has suggested that brain and cognitive development be looked at as “continual biocultural co-construction of neurocognitive representations across the lifespan” (p. 44). Developmental plasticity based on co-constructive beliefs occurring at varying stages of the lifespan includes evolutionary plasticity, behavioral and cognitive plasticity, neural plasticity, genetic plasticity, and cortical plasticity. Within evolutionary plasticity is the concept of “niche construction” which involves individuals’ ability to modify and construct the sources of natural selection in the environment through learning and experience-dependent processes and processes of cultural change. Similarly, neural plasticity takes place after maturation outside the stages of infancy and early
Author’s Background and Credentials:
Paul Baltes is …show more content…
6). Additionally, behavior and culture are vital components of what is desired and communicated as sound knowledge regarding human development in evolution and ontogeny. Plasticity is recognized by developmental and cultural scholars to emphasize the momentary and long term modifiability of brain, behavior and culture relative to external and internal conditions of life. In essence, plasticity is taken to mean that behavior is concurrently open and controlled. Additionally, plasticity is looked at as having three kinds namely: neurobiological, behavioral and societal or cultural which are all thought to be interrelated. Plasticity is expressed through a naturally occurring change in developmental …show more content…
Evidence of developmental plasticity has suggested that brain and cognitive development be looked at as “continual biocultural co-construction of neurocognitive representations across the lifespan” (p. 44). Developmental plasticity based on co-constructive beliefs occurring at varying stages of the lifespan includes evolutionary plasticity, behavioral and cognitive plasticity, neural plasticity, genetic plasticity, and cortical plasticity. Within evolutionary plasticity is the concept of “niche construction” which involves individuals’ ability to modify and construct the sources of natural selection in the environment through learning and experience-dependent processes and processes of cultural change. Similarly, neural plasticity takes place after maturation outside the stages of infancy and early