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

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511499722

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.

‘The book provides excellent summaries of specific areas of research contributing to the overall thesis of lifespan biocultural co-constructivism. Lifespan Development and the Brain should be required reading …’

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
pp v-viii
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List of Contributors
pp ix-xii
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Preface and Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xiv
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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Lifespan Development and the Brain
pp xv-xvi
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PART ONE - SETTING THE STAGE ACROSS THE AGES OF THE LIFESPAN
pp 1-2
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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1 - Prologue: Biocultural Co-Constructivism as a Theoretical Metascript
pp 3-39
- By Paul B. Baltes, Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor for Experimental and Biological Psychology Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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2 - Biocultural Co-Construction of Lifespan Development
pp 40-58
- By Shu-chen Li, Senior Research Scientist Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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PART TWO - NEURONAL PLASTICITY AND BIOCULTURAL CO-CONSTRUCTION: MICROSTRUCTURE MEETS THE EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENT
pp 59-60
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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3 - Neurobehavioral Development in the Context of Biocultural Co-Constructivism
pp 61-81
- By Charles A. Nelson, Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School
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4 - Adult Neurogenesis
pp 82-108
- By Gerd Kempermann, MD, Head of Neuronal Stem Cells Research Group Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin-Buch, Germany
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PART THREE - NEURONAL PLASTICITY AND BIOCULTURAL CO-CONSTRUCTION: ATYPICAL BRAIN ARCHITECTURES
pp 109-110
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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5 - Sensory Input–Based Adaptation and Brain Architecture
pp 111-133
- By Maurice Ptito, Harlan Sanders Professor of Visual Science School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Canada, Sébastien Desgent, Doctoral Candidate in Neurosciences Department of Physiology and School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Canada
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6 - Blindness: A Source and Case of Neuronal Plasticity
pp 134-158
- By Brigitte Röder, Professor of Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology University of Hamburg, Germany
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PART FOUR - BIOCULTURAL CO-CONSTRUCTION: SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS AND DOMAINS
pp 159-160
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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7 - Language Acquisition: Biological Versus Cultural Implications for Brain Structure
pp 161-182
- By Angela D. Friederici, Director Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig; Honorary Professor Universities of Leipzig (Psychology) and Potsdam (Linguistics) and Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, Shirley-Ann Rüschemeyer, Postdoctoral Fellow Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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8 - Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic in the Brain: Neural Specialization for Acquired Functions
pp 183-199
- By Thad A. Polk, Associate Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, J. Paul Hamilton, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford Mood and Anxiety Disor-ders Laboratory Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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9 - Emotion, Learning, and the Brain: From Classical Conditioning to Cultural Bias
pp 200-216
- By Elizabeth A. Phelps, Professor of Psychology and Neural Science New York University, USA
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10 - The Musical Mind: Neural Tuning and the Aesthetic Experience
pp 217-236
- By Oliver Vitouch, Professor and Chair of Cognitive Psychology University of Klagenfurt, Austria
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PART FIVE - PLASTICITY AND BIOCULTURAL CO-CONSTRUCTION IN LATER LIFE
pp 237-238
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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11 - Influences of Biological and Self-Initiated Factors on Brain and Cognition in Adulthood and Aging
pp 239-254
- By Lars Nyberg, Professor of Neuroscience Umeå University, Sweden, Lars Bäckman, Professor of Psychology Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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12 - The Aging Mind and Brain: Implications of Enduring Plasticity for Behavioral and Cultural Change
pp 255-276
- By Patricia A. Reuter-lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Joseph A. Mikels, Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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PART SIX - BIOCULTURAL CO-CONSTRUCTION: FROM MICRO- TO MACROENVIRONMENTS IN LARGER CULTURAL CONTEXTS
pp 277-278
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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13 - Characteristics of Illiterate and Literate Cognitive Processing: Implications of Brain–Behavior Co-Constructivism
pp 279-305
- By Karl Magnus Petersson, Postdoctoral Fellow, F. C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, Alexandra Reis, Associate Professor of Biological and Behavioral Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Cognitive Psychology University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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14 - The Influence of Work and Occupation on Brain Development
pp 306-325
- By Neil Charness, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA
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15 - The Influence of Organized Violence and Terror on Brain and Mind: A Co-Constructive Perspective
pp 326-349
- By Thomas Elbert, Professor and Chair of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology University of Konstanz, Germany, Brigitte Rockstroh, Professor and Chair of Clinical Psychology University of Konstanz, Germany, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Research Scientist, Department of Psychology University of Konstanz, Germany, Maggie Schauer, Director of the Psychological Research Clinic for Refugees, University of Konstanz, Germany, Frank Neuner, Junior Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy University of Konstanz, Germany
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16 - Co-Constructing Human Engineering Technologies in Old Age: Lifespan Psychology as a Conceptual Foundation
pp 350-376
- By Ulman Lindenberger, Director, Center for Lifespan Psychology Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Martin Lövdén, International Research Fellow, Center for Lifespan Psychology Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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PART SEVEN - EPILOGUE
pp 377-378
- By Paul B. Baltes, Director Max Planck International Research Network on Aging, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin; Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Frank Rösler, Professor Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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17 - Letters on Nature and Nurture
pp 379-398
- By Onur Güntürkun, Professor of Biopsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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Author Index
pp 399-415
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