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Neurocognitive process constraints on analogy: What changes to allow children to reason like adults?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Robert G. Morrison  and
Soohyun Cho
Robert G. Morrison
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-2710
Soohyun Cho
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563. morrison@northwestern.eduhttp://www.morrisonlab.orgsoohyun@psych.ucla.eduhttp://shcho.bol.ucla.edu
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Abstract

Analogy employs a neurocognitive working-memory (WM) system to activate and bind relational representations, integrate multiple relations, and suppress distracting information. Analogy experiments exploring these processes have used a variety of methodologies including dual tasks, neuropsychology, and functional neuroimaging, as well as experiments with children and older adults. Collectively, these experiments provide a rich set of results useful in evaluating any model of analogy and its development.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 391 - 392
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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