Lifespan Development and the Brain: The Perspective of Biocultural Co-Constructivism

Author/Contributor(s):	Baltes, Paul B ; Reuter-Lorenz, Patricia A ; Rösler, Frank
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	08/16/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book focuses on the developmental analysis of brain-culture-environment dynamics 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, as each is influenced by and modifies the other. To capture the ubiquitous reach and significance of the mutually dependent and co-productive 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.