Toward a cultural neuropsychology: An alternative view and a preliminary model |
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Authors: | Kennepohl S |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. kennepo@uwindsor.ca |
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Abstract: | Any integrated theory of mind and behavior must address the dynamic interaction between neurobiological and sociocultural systems as possible causes for human action. Newer findings within the behavioral neurosciences have pointed to the brain's exceptional plasticity and flexibility and suggest that one's surroundings, including one's cultural environment, may directly influence the way the human nervous system becomes organized. In this paper, a preliminary connectionist model of culture-brain interaction is proposed in an effort to illustrate the possible contribution of cultural factors to the development of the individual human brain. |
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Keywords: | Key Words: culture neuropsychology language lateralization evolutionary psychology connectionism schema |
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