Lifespan Development and the Brain: The Perspective of Biocultural Co-Constructivism
- ISBN-10
- 113945675X
- ISBN-13
- 9781139456753
- Category
- Psychology
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-06-19
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Paul B. Baltes, Frank Rösler, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz
Description
The book focuses on the developmental analysis of the brain-culture-environment dynamic and argues that this dynamic is interactive and reciprocal. Brain and culture co-determine each other. As a whole, this book refutes any unidirectional conception of the brain-culture dynamic. Each is influenced by and modifies the other. To capture the ubiquitous reach and significance of the mutually dependent brain-culture system, the metaphor of biocultural co-constructivism is invoked. Distinguished researchers from cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and developmental psychology review the evidence in their respective fields. A special focus of the book is its coverage of the entire human lifespan from infancy to old age.
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