Farran, EK;
Karmiloff-Smith, A;
(2012)
Conclusion Future theoretical and empirical directions within a neuroconstructivist framework.
In:
Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan: A neuroconstructivist approach.
Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.
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Abstract
This chapter discusses how a neuroconstructivist, multidisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders. The neuroconstructivist approach raises cross-syndrome questions at multiple levels of analysis, such as: is this brain/cognitive/behavioural deficit syndrome-specific or is it syndrome-general, that is, is it characteristic of all atypical development where learning difficulties obtain or unique to a particular syndrome? It differentiates domain-relevant mechanisms from domain-specific or domain-general ones. It also searches for very low-level impairments in the neonate profile - at the levels of brain, cognition, and behaviour - that might affect gene expression and have cascading effects on developmental outcomes.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Conclusion Future theoretical and empirical directions within a neuroconstructivist framework |
| ISBN-13: | 9780199594818 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199594818.003.0085 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199594818... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroconstructivist approach, cross-syndrome, domain-relevant mechanisms, domain-general mechanisms |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1505920 |
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