Dynamic instabilities as mechanisms for emergence

Developmental Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-74

  Schöner, Gregor ^a   Dineva, Evelina ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33845787512     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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