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Direct linkKnapp, Heather Patterson; Corina, David P. – Brain and Language, 2010
Language is proposed to have developed atop the human analog of the macaque mirror neuron system for action perception and production [Arbib M.A. 2005. From monkey-like action recognition to human language: An evolutionary framework for neurolinguistics (with commentaries and author's response). "Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 28", 105-167; Arbib…
Descriptors: Neurolinguistics, Sign Language, Deafness, Evolution
Peer reviewedHarris, Lauren Julius – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1986
Reviews early theoretical and research literature on handedness and places it within the larger context of the nature-nurture controversy. Discussion focuses on Baldwin's study of the development of hand preference in infants in relation to the recapitulation theory, mental development ("dynamogenesis"), and speech development.…
Descriptors: Animals, Cognitive Development, Evolution, Infants
Peer reviewedHutt, Corinne – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1979
The evidence for the cerebral organization of and hemispheric specialization for man's two principal psychological domains, language and visuospatial function, are selectively reviewed. Three theoretical models of cerebral organization are outlined. Some neuro-psychological and educational implications of sex differences in hemispheric…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Evolution
Locke, John L. – 1993
A major synthesis of the latest research on early language acquisition, this book explores what gives infants the remarkable capacity to progress from babbling to meaningful sentences, and what inclines a child to speak. The book examines the neurological, perceptual, social, and linguistic aspects of language acquisition in young children, from…
Descriptors: Autism, Biological Influences, Blindness, Child Language
Nelson, Katherine – 1996
This book presents an integrated theory of cognitive development in infancy and early childhood, emphasizing the role of language in memory, processing narratives, forming concepts, and understanding others' intentions. Chapter 1, "Language, Cognition, and Culture in Developmental Perspective," presents the experiential theoretical…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Williamson, Leon E. – 1983
Concerned with what can be done to help produce more thoughtful, critical readers, this report first presents an historical overview of theories on the origin of language, referring to B. F. Skinner, Noam Chomsky, and Jean Piaget, among others. It then discusses biological reasons for the evolution of language and the impact of verbal language on…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Decoding (Reading)
