Culture and Developmental Systems, Volume 38

Now in its 38^th volume, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology: Culture and Developmental Systems contains the collected papers from the most prestigious symposia in the field of child development. Providing scholars, students, and practitioners with access to the work of leading researchers in human development, it outlines how the field has advanced dramatically in recent years—both empirically and conceptually.

The updated collection outlines the latest information and research on child psychology, including the cultural neuroscience of the developing brain in childhood, the role of culture and language in the development of color categorization, socioemotional development across cultures, and much more.

Find out how much math is 'hard wired,' if at all
Explore the development of culture, language, and emotion
Discover cultural expressions and the neurobiological underpinnings in mother-infant interactions
Examine the cultural organization of young children's everyday learning

Written for generalists and specialists alike, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology offers the most up-to-date information on the central processes of human development and its implications for school success, as well as other areas.

About the Author

Maria D. Sera is a full professor in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the relation between language and cognitive development.

Features

Collects the work of top tier scientists in developmental psychology and presents their newest work for peer emulation and implementation.
Describesthe radical change in our understanding of information processing, which we now view as distributed input over units that act like neurons and are organized into layers, fields, and networks which are thought to develop and to interact. This has great implications for human development.
Discusses the implications and the possible interventions suggested by our evolving understanding of control processes as they relate to success in school and other areas.

Series

The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology

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