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I'm sorry Carol (and Andy), I know Andy, and certainly agree with you. I was simply joking as he provides so much for us all. I did not mean any disrespect what so ever! ~em Emily Duvall, PhD Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction Assistant Professor of Neuroscience University of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene 1031 North Academic Way, Suite 242 | Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 T 208 292 2512 | F 208 667 5275 emily@uidaho.edu | www.cda.uidaho.edu He only earns his freedom and his life, who takes them every day by storm. -- Johann Wolfgang Goethe -----Original Message----- From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Macdonald Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 1:16 PM To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity; Andy Blunden Subject: Re: [xmca] FW: ScienceDaily: Parts Of Brain Involved In SocialCognition May Be In Place By Age Six Emily Please do not refer to "that Andy Blunden guy" -- he is building some of the best theory of Activity, and understands the origins of LSV thinking better than most of us. Write to him--he is always at his computer and he answers courteously even to my dim questions. *ablunden@mira.net>* Carol On 17 September 2010 19:23, Duvall, Emily <emily@uidaho.edu> wrote: > Hi All, > I'm forwarding this piece as I think it is pretty interesting not so > much with regard to autism (although that is definitely interesting), > but with regard to understanding the development of higher mental > functions, specifically in terms of the age range being discussed below. > This is also the crucial age for Vygotsky with the social, thinking > about Thought and Language specifically. > As Ratner states, in this regard, > " By seven years of age, most natural determinants of behavior have died > out and the basis of behavior is overwhelmingly cultural, and Vygotsky > repeatedly stresses this qualitative transformation. There is no longer > an interaction of biological and social determinants of behavior. At > this point, the child's individuality is a function of her particular > social experience, which has increased exponentially over the years > (i.e., more in the later years, less in the early years). The manner in > which others have reacted to her behavior and physical traits (such as > beauty, gender, and skin color) replaces biological determinants of > behavior." (Ratner, Child Psychology: Vygotsky's Conception of > Psychological Development, http://www.sonic.net/~cr2/vygdev.htm<http://www.sonic.net/%7Ecr2/vygdev. htm>) > > I see a link here, too, with the work by that Andy Blunden guy > (supported by discussions with Cole and Kellogg) > (http://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky/works/comment/vygotsky-on-deve > lopment.pdf<http://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky/works/comment/vygot sky-on-deve%0Alopment.pdf>) who discuss development and the "Crisis at age 7" - this > very nice discussion, I think, and really illuminates the research > below. I highly recommend it to those interested metacognition. > > Parts Of Brain Involved In Social Cognition May Be In Place By Age Six > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715074930.htm > > > By scanning the brains of children ages 6 to 11 as they listened to > children's stories, researchers have for the first time investigated > brain regions associated with social cognition in human children. > Researchers found that one of the brain regions, the right > tempero-parietal junction, appeared to change its function between the > ages of 6 and 11. This research has implications for the study of > atypical social development, as happens in autism. > > ~em > > > Emily Duvall, PhD > Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction > Assistant Professor of Neuroscience > University of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene > 1031 North Academic Way, Suite 242 | Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 > T 208 292 2512 | F 208 667 5275 emily@uidaho.edu | www.cda.uidaho.edu > > He only earns his freedom and his life, who takes them every day by > storm. > -- Johann Wolfgang Goethe > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > xmca mailing list > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > -- WORK as: Visiting Lecturer Wits School of Education HOME (please use these details) 6 Andover Road Westdene Johannesburg 2092 +27 (0)11 673 9265 +27 (0)82 562 1050 _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca