Toward a unified theory of development : connectionism and dynamic systems theory re-considered / edited by John P. Spencer, Michael S.C. Thomas, James L. McClelland.
| Other author | Spencer, John P. |
| Other author | Thomas, Michael S. C. |
| Other author | McClelland, James L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. |
| Description | xix, 389 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford series in developmental cognitive neuroscience Oxford series in developmental cognitive neuroscience. ^A1008665 |
| Contents | Introduction / John P. Spencer, Michael S.C. Thomas, and James L. McClelland -- Introduction to the approaches connectionist models of development : mechanistic dynamical models with emergent dynamical properties / James L. McClelland and Gautam Vallabha -- Development as change of system dynamics : stability, instability, and emergence / Gregor Schöner -- Dynamical systems theory : case studies brain, body, and mind : lessons from infant motor development / Daniela Corbetta -- Dynamic systems, sensory-motor processes, and the origins of stability and flexibility / Linda B. Smith -- Dynamic field theory and embodied cognitive dynamics / John P. Spencer, Sammy Perone, and Jeff Johnson -- Time scales in connectionist and dynamical systems approaches to learning and development / Karl M. Newell, Yeou-Teh Liu, and Gottfried Mayer-Kress -- Connectionism : case studies -- Connectionist approaches to perseveration : understanding universal and task-specific aspects of children's behavior / J. Bruce Morton and Yuko Munakata -- Dynamical insight into structure in connectionist models / Whitney Tabor -- The robot as a new frontier for connectionism and dynamic systems theory / Matthew Schlesinger -- Hybrid models : case studies -- Combining connectionist and dynamic systems principles in models of development : the case of analogical completion / Denis Mareschal, Robert Leech, and Richard P. Cooper -- Integrating connectionist learning and dynamical systems processing : case studies in speech and lexical development / Bob McMurray, Jessica S. Horst, Joseph C. Toscano, and Larissa K. Samuelson -- Reactions from the outside soft-assembled mechanisms for the grand theory / Heidi Kloos and Guy C. Van Orden -- Are dynamic systems and connectionist approaches an alternative to good old fashioned cognitive development? / Lisa M. Oakes, Nora S. Newcombe, and Jodie M. Plumert -- A developmental systems theory perspective on psychological change / Timothy D. Johnston and Robert Lickliter -- Reactions from the inside -- Transitions in cognitive development : prospects and limitations of a neural dynamic approach / Han L.J. van der Maas and Maartje E.J. Raijmakers -- Dynamic systems and the quest for individual-based models of change and development / Paul van Geert and Kurt Fischer -- Dynamic and connectionist approaches to development : toward a future of mutually beneficial co-evolution / Michael S.C. Thomas, James L. McClelland, Fiona M. Richardson, Anna C. Schapiro, and Frank Baughman -- Moving toward a new grand theory while valuing the importance of the initial conditions / John P. Spencer, Evelina Dineva, and Gregor Schöner. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2008033827 |
| ISBN | 9780195300598 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195300599 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BF713 .T69 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |