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Human Neuroplasticity and Education

Proceedings of Working Group 27-28 October 2010
A.M Battro, S. Dehaene and W.J. Singer (eds)
Scripta Varia 117 | Vatican City, 2011
pp. 260 | ISBN 978-88-7761-103-1

Contents

1. Language and Literacy

The Massive Impact of Literacy on the Brain and its Consequences for Education

Stanislas Dehaene

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Brain Mechanisms Underlying the Critical Period for Language: Linking Theory and Practice

Patricia K. Kuhl

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Extent and Limits of Speech and Language Organization after Early Left Hemisphere Injury

Faraneh Vargha-Khadem

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2. Learning and Teaching

Core Systems and the Growth of Human Knowledge: Natural Geometry

Elizabeth S. Spelke

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Plasticity in Learning Pathways: Assessments That Capture and Facilitate Learning

Kurt W. Fischer,Theo L. Dawson, and Matthew Schnepps

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3. Genetics and Learning

Fragile X Syndrome: From Neuroplasticity to New Hope

Mark F. Bear

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The Human Genome Diversity and the Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorders

Thomas Bourgeron

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Neuroscience, Education, and Learning Disabilities

Albert M. Galaburda

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Interacting Experiencial and Genetic Effects on Human Neurocognitive Development

Helen Neville, Courtney Stevens and Eric Pakulak

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4. The Developing Brain

The Architecture of the Baby Brain

Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz

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Social Cognition and the Seeds of Education

Andrew N. Meltzoff

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Developmental Changes in Neuronal Oscillations and Synchrony: Evidence for a Late Critical Period

Peter J. Uhlhaas & Wolf J. Singer

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