Constraining constructivism: Cortical and sub-cortical constraints on learning in development

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 785-792

  Quartz, Steven ^a   Sejnowski, Terrence ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE; SHORT SURVEY; THEORY;

EID: 0034484757     PISSN: 0140525X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X00253454     Document Type: Short Survey

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