The Fundamentals of Brain Development
Author | : Joan Stiles |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2008-02-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674026748 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674026742 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Fundamentals of Brain Development written by Joan Stiles and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Stiles shows, brain development is far more complex and dynamic than is often assumed in debates about nature vs. nurture, nativism vs. cultural learning. Inherited and experienced factors interact constantly in an ever-changing organism. The key question is, what developmental processes give rise to particular structures or mechanisms?