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Re: [xmca] Educational neuroscience
Hi Huw,
You might want to look at Damasio's work a little.
Of course I don't agree with him completely but
he and Kaiser are doing some interesting work
with brain imaging and education.
Here is one sample from 9 years ago.
http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/learning/learning003a.html
Robert
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>wrote:
> On 24 July 2013 16:45, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On 24 July 2013 16:35, Wagner Luiz Schmit <wagner.schmit@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Huw,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the indications. Any "recent" (10 years or so) research
> >> dealing with the data made available by the knew scan technologies?
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Wagner
> >>
> >>
> > Nothing that I've come across. I haven't expected to find anything
> > though, so haven't looked with any diligence.
> >
> > Christine had some thoughts on biological developments a while back.
> >
> > *ANY* studies on genetic process are of merit here, I believe. it doesn't
> > have to be the brain. Note that this is looking at "natural phenomena"
> > rather than artificial phenomena alone.
> >
> > Best,
> > Huw
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Dynamic Systems Theory may be worth exploring -- I haven't looked yet.
>
> Travieso, Ch. 6, The Cambridge Handbook of Socialcultural Psychology, (Eds)
> Valsiner & Rosa.
>
> Best,
> Huw
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:31 AM, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > On 24 July 2013 16:23, Wagner Luiz Schmit <wagner.schmit@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks Ulvi,
> >> >>
> >> >> Any work you recommend for beginner's and or a must have/read in the
> >> >> library?
> >> >>
> >> >> I am trying to get a broader sense of human development using
> Vygotsky
> >> >> as core and searching for recent readings in different fields like
> >> >> Philosophy (Ilyenkov) and History (People's history of the world by
> >> >> Chris Harman), But still lacking a clue on "phylogeny" and
> >> >> neuroscience.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Wertsch, Vygotsky and the formation of mind -- genetic domains.
> >> > Waddington, Genetic Assimilation.
> >> > Batson, genetic/ecological processes.
> >> >
> >> > The recent documents from Luria cover some "basics" which are
> typically
> >> > missed in this line of research. Luria's research is predominantly
> >> > functional (of a v. high calibre). It seems to be dialectic in an
> >> Engels
> >> > kind of way. But the functional explanations stand up for themselves.
> >> >
> >> > Best,
> >> > Huw
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Wagner
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:13 AM, Ulvi İçil <ulvi.icil@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> > As far as I know, there is a strong neuroscience in Russia in the
> >> line of
> >> >> > Alexander Romanovitch's work, Homskaya and his many other students
> >> >> > continued his work a lot.
> >> >> > Ulvi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2013/7/24 Wagner Luiz Schmit <wagner.schmit@gmail.com>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Hello Huw,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I like that text pretty much (I always returned to it in our
> >> research
> >> >> >> group in Brazil and I will present it again this week to our
> >> research
> >> >> >> group in Japan). And this text, acording to Leontiev, is from
> >> 1930...
> >> >> >> But at the same time Leontiev, in a letter from this same year
> (if I
> >> >> >> am not mistaken again) points to divergent way of thinking between
> >> >> >> him, Luria and Vygotsky... I unfortunately know very little about
> >> >> >> Luria (just read some texts) and even less about today Russian
> >> >> >> neuroscience, does this proposal by Vygotsky continues in Luria?
> And
> >> >> >> returning to the main topic, there is still neuroscience following
> >> >> >> these guidelines?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Wagner
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:54 PM, Huw Lloyd <
> >> huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> > On 24 July 2013 15:38, Wagner Luiz Schmit <
> >> wagner.schmit@gmail.com>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> Hello Larry,
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Please say more... I think this is so important, and things
> >> point out
> >> >> >> >> that Vygotsky also, otherwise why enter the Medicine course in
> >> 1930
> >> >> >> >> (if my memory is not wrong)
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Wagner
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "On Psychological Systems", collected works of LSV, v.3, p.105
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "In actual fact, it seems to me that by introducing the concept
> of
> >> >> >> > psychological system in the form we discussed, we get a splendid
> >> >> >> > possibility of conceiving the real connections, the real complex
> >> >> >> > relationships that exist."
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "To a certain degree this also holds true for one of the most
> >> >> difficult
> >> >> >> > problems -- the localization of higher psychological systems."
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Huw
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:33 PM, Larry Purss <
> >> lpscholar2@gmail.com>
> >> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > Ulvi,
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > You mentioned you are interested in *cognitive CHANGE*.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Within the concept *neuroplasticity* is implicit Nero
> change.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > There is a scholar in France [Catherine Malabou] whose
> central
> >> >> >> conceptual
> >> >> >> >> > thesis explores *plasticity* as from the Greek *to mold or
> to
> >> >> model.*
> >> >> >> >> > She moves the concepts of *dynamic* and *systems* and
> *theory*
> >> and
> >> >> >> >> *neural*
> >> >> >> >> > within the orbit of the central thesis of plasticity as
> change,
> >> >> >> >> > transformation and metamorphosis.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Not sure if this is too far off topic.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > I also want to mention *neo-Piagetian* theory including
> >> Vygotsky
> >> >> and
> >> >> >> >> > Wittgenstein is being explored at SIMON Fraser University.
> >> >> >> >> > If interested I could say more.
> >> >> >> >> > Larry
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Ulvi İçil <
> >> ulvi.icil@gmail.com>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> Dear Andy and all, I found Kurt Fisher, he is at Harvard,
> >> Mind,
> >> >> Brain
> >> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> >> >> Education.
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> He is described as:
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Piagetian_theories_of_cognitive_development
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> Fischer's theory differs from the other neo-Piagetian
> >> theories in
> >> >> a
> >> >> >> >> number
> >> >> >> >> >> of respects. One of them is in the way it explains cognitive
> >> >> change.
> >> >> >> >> >> Specifically, although Fischer does not deny the operation
> of
> >> >> >> >> information
> >> >> >> >> >> processing constrains on development, he emphasizes on the
> >> >> >> environmental
> >> >> >> >> >> and social rather than individual factors as causes of
> >> >> development.
> >> >> >> To
> >> >> >> >> >> explain developmental change he borrowed two classic notions
> >> from
> >> >> Lev
> >> >> >> >> >> Vygotsky,[12]<
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Piagetian_theories_of_cognitive_development#cite_note-12
> >> >> >> >> >> >that
> >> >> >> >> >> is, internalization and the zone of proximal development.
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> I am rather interested in the application of the new
> findings
> >> in
> >> >> the
> >> >> >> >> field
> >> >> >> >> >> of educational neuroscience into the theory and practice of
> >> >> >> education.
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> Ulvi
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> 2013/7/23 Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net>
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> > Ulvi, best of luck in your search, and maybe someone on
> this
> >> >> list
> >> >> >> can
> >> >> >> >> >> > help. But don't get your hopes up.
> >> >> >> >> >> > Lawrence Barsalou is a very sophisticated writer on
> >> >> neuroscience,
> >> >> >> but
> >> >> >> >> in:
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > Barsalou, L. W. (1992) “Cognitive Psychology. An Overview
> >> for
> >> >> >> >> Cognitive
> >> >> >> >> >> > Scientists,” Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum.
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > where he has a chapter on education, he characterises
> >> education
> >> >> as:
> >> >> >> >> >> > “teachers provide information that students incorporate
> into
> >> >> >> existing
> >> >> >> >> >> > knowledge” - in other words, not only does he use "folk
> >> >> >> psychology" in
> >> >> >> >> >> his
> >> >> >> >> >> > grasp of the subtlties of education, but he seems to be
> >> unaware
> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> >> this
> >> >> >> >> >> > antiquated "theory" of teaching and learning has been
> >> subject to
> >> >> >> any
> >> >> >> >> >> > critique over the past 100 years. A classic illustration
> of
> >> the
> >> >> >> >> problem
> >> >> >> >> >> > that Greg has been raising.
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > Andy
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > Ulvi İçil wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear all,
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >> I would like to know some outstanding scholar names in
> the
> >> >> field
> >> >> >> of
> >> >> >> >> >> >> educational neuroscience, working in the line of
> >> sociocultural
> >> >> >> >> theory.
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks.
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ulvi
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> >> >> >
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> >> >> >> >> >> > ------------
> >> >> >> >> >> > *Andy Blunden*
> >> >> >> >> >> > Home Page: http://home.mira.net/~andy/
> >> >> >> >> >> > Book: http://www.brill.nl/concepts
> >> >> >> >> >> > http://marxists.academia.edu/**AndyBlunden<
> >> >> >> >> >> http://marxists.academia.edu/AndyBlunden>
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