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Brain and cognitive evolution: Forms of modularity and functions of mind.
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Genetic and neurobiological research is reviewed as related to controversy over the extent to which neocortical organization and associated cognitive functions are genetically constrained or emerge through patterns of developmental experience. An evolutionary framework that accommodates genetic constraint and experiential modification of brain organization and cognitive function is then proposed. The authors argue that 4 forms of modularity and 3 forms of neural and cognitive plasticity define the relation between genetic constraint and the influence of developmental experience. For humans, the result is the ontogenetic emergence of functional modules in the domains of folk psychology, folk biology, and folk physics. The authors present a taxonomy of these modules and review associated research relating to brain and cognitive plasticity in these domains.
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- Authors
- Geary, D. C., & Huffman, K. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 2002
- Volume
- 128
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 667-698
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W2052507434
- Cited by
- 234
- References
- 327
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 55.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- brain evolution, cognitive evolution, modularity of mind, genetic constraints, neuroplasticity, cognitive plasticity, folk psychology, folk biology, folk physics, ontogeny, developmental experiences
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Brain, Cognition, Biological Evolution, Humans, Functional Laterality, Neuronal Plasticity
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