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Structural abnormality may not equal functional oddity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Yonata Levy
Yonata Levy
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91905, [email protected]
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Abstract

This commentary questions the authors’claim that cognitive neuropsychology is defined by modularity and that other theoretical frames, that is, connectionism, are a priori rejected. It also points to the fact that whereas in genetic disorders there are developmental delay and asynchrony, there are few reports of deviant developmental trajectories that are never seen in typical development. It is suggested that the possibility that structure does not equal function in the developing brain, may be a viable option.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 760 - 761
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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