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Direct linkGoel, Vinod; Dolan, Raymond J. – Cognition, 2004
While inductive and deductive reasoning are considered distinct logical and psychological processes, little is known about their respective neural basis. To address this issue we scanned 16 subjects with fMRI, using an event-related design, while they engaged in inductive and deductive reasoning tasks. Both types of reasoning were characterized by…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Thinking Skills, Neurology
Gershkoff-Stowe, Lisa; Thelen, Esther – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2004
The traditional view of development is stage-like progress toward increasing complexity of form. However, the literature cites many examples in which children do worse before they do better. A major challenge for developmental theory, therefore, is to explain both global progress and apparent regression. In this article, we situate U-shaped…
Descriptors: Theories, Language Acquisition, Child Development, Child Behavior
