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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2014. Vol. 3, no. 4, 132–146
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Is Neuroconstructivism a New paradigm in the Age-Related Psychophysiology?

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T.M. Mariutina

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Abstract

The article describes a new theoretical-experimental paradigm, characterizing the biological conditions and mechanisms of cognitive development – neuro-cognitivism, lists the prerequisites of its emergence, summarizes and analyses its basic concepts. The article highlights the interdisciplinary nature of this concept, the broad scope of modern approaches to development in the range of epigenesis to social determination. The article also discusses the feasibility of its application for the evaluation of disorders in mental development

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Keywords: probability epigenesis; plasticity, experience dependent; physicality, neuroconstructivism, mental representation, developmental trajectories

Journal rubric: Neurosciences and Cognitive Studies

Article type: scientific article

For citation: Mariutina T.M. Is Neuroconstructivism a New paradigm in the Age-Related Psychophysiology? [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2014. Vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 132–146. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Tatyana M. Mariutina, Doctor of Psychology, professor, head Department of Differential Psychology and Psychophysiology, Institute of Psychology named after. L.S. Vygotsky, Russian State University for the Humanities, leading researcher at PI RAO, expert at the Higher Attestation Commission, member of the editorial board of the scientific journal "Psychological Science and Education", member of the editorial board of the scientific journal "Experimental Psychology", Moscow, Russia, e-mail: T.M.Mariutina@rambler.ru

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