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Neural constructivism or self-organization?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2001

Peter C. M. Molenaar  and
Han L. J. van der Maas
Peter C. M. Molenaar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlandsop_molenaar@macmail.psy.uva.nl
Han L. J. van der Maas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlandsop_molenaar@macmail.psy.uva.nl
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Abstract

Three arguments are given to show that neural constructivism lacks an essential ingredient to explain cognitive development. Based on results in the theory of adaptive signal analysis, adaptive biological pattern information and self-organization in nonlinear systems of information processing, it is concluded that neural constructivism should be further extended to accommodate the occurrence of phase transitions generating qualitative development in the sense of Piaget.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , October 2000 , pp. 783 - 784
Copyright
© 200 Cambridge University Press

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