Spencer, John P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-144X, Samuelson, Larissa K
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9141-3286, Blumberg, Mark S, McMurray, Bob, Robinson, Scott R and Tomblin, J Bruce
(2009)
Seeing the world through a third eye:Developmental systems theory looks beyond the nativist-empiricist debate.
Child Development Perspectives, 3 (2).
pp. 103-105.
ISSN 1750-8592
Abstract
In response to the commentaries on our paper (Spencer et al., 2009) we summarize what a developmental systems perspective offers for a twenty-first century science of development by highlighting five insights from developmental systems theory. Where applicable, the discussion is grounded in a particular example-the emergence of ocular dominance columns in early development. Ocular dominance columns are a paragon of epigenesis and are inconsistent with the nativist view. We conclude with optimism that developmental science can move beyond the nativist-empiricist debate armed with both modern technological tools and strong theory to guide their use.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | keywords: developmental systems,nativism,empiricism,neural development,epigenesis |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2015 14:01 |
Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2022 00:25 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55199 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2009.00087.x |
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