Neuroconstructivism: Volumes I & II

VOLUME I: PART I - FOUNDATIONS; 1. Introduction; 2. Encellment: the emerging function and morphology of neurons; 3. Embrainment: the brain unboxed; 4. Embodiment: representations in context; 5. Principles, mechanisms, and processes; PART II - CASE STUDIES; 6. The cortical basis of early visual perception ... a story of multiple representations; 7. Habituation in infancy ... from interacting neural systems to active exploration; 8. Phonological development ... the integration of sensory motor representations; 9. Infants and objects ... from functional brain systems to behavior; 10. Ensocialment ... minds and brains in society; 11. Lessons from atypical development; 12. Dyslexia: a case study of the application of the neuroconstructivist principles; PART III - CONCLUSIONS; 13. Conclusions and challenges for the future; VOLUME II; 1. Introduction; 2. Constructing visual function through prenatal and postal learning; 3. Learning the best first: interactions between visual development and learning; 4. Why let networks grow?; 5. Modeling cognitive developmental transitions in neural networks: bifurcations in an adaptive resonance theory model; 6. Connectionism in an artifical life perspective: simulating motor, cognitive, and language development; 7. Using robots to study the mechanisms of imitation; 8. What neuro-robotic models can teach us about neural and cognitive development; 9. Phonological deficits and developmental language impairments: evidence from connectionist models; 10. A neural network model of autism: implications for theory and treatment; 11. Conclusion: the future of neuroconstructivism

"A very exciting and important book, and a significant advance in our understanding of brain and behavioral development." --Jeff Elman, Professor of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego