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Spatial Representation

From Gene to Mind

af Barbara (Dick and Lydia Todd Professor of Cognitive Science Landau

Bog, Hardback, Engelsk, 2012

Despite our impression of a seamless spatial world, mature human spatial knowledge is composed of sub-systems, each specialized. This book uses the case of Williams syndrome - a rare genetic deficit - to argue for specialization of function in both normal and unusual development. The evidence suggests a speculative hypothesis linking the genetic deficit to changes in the timing of emergence for different sub-systems. More broadly, the book shows the complexity of spatial cognition, its genetic c... (Læs mere)

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  • SprogEngelsk
  • IndbindingHardback
  • ISBN9780195385373
  • Udgivet18/10/2012
  • Udgivet afOxford University Press Inc
  • Længde392 sider
  • ForfatterBarbara (Dick and Lydia Todd Professor of Cognitive Science Landau
  • GenreBusiness og læring