Surprisingly Neuroplastic Human Brains: Reading, Science, Philosophy, Theology
Human brains, dramatically more complex than anything else in the known universe, are marvelously mutable. Recent neuroscience focuses on how humans create cumulative transmissible cultures which in turn shape mental development. When cultures become literate, cognitive powers escalate. Although unt...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2019]
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Theology and science
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 395-402 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBE Anthropology |
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Neuroplasticity
B neural re-use B Reading B Writing B exaptation B transmissible cultures B visual word-form re-use B Literacy B advanced language processing |
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| Summary: | Human brains, dramatically more complex than anything else in the known universe, are marvelously mutable. Recent neuroscience focuses on how humans create cumulative transmissible cultures which in turn shape mental development. When cultures become literate, cognitive powers escalate. Although until recently only a comparative few learned to read and write, this takes place with the serendipitous re-use of pattern recognizing capacities, such as those for recognizing faces. With sustained reading diligence, as required during education in science, philosophy, and theology, this results in advanced cognitive skills. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1633058 |