Neurocognitive Process Constraints on Analogy: What Changes to Allow Children to Reason like Adults?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2008
Publication Title
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume
31
Issue
4
Abstract
Analogy employs a neurocognitive working-memory (WM) system to activate and bind relational representations, integrate multiple relations, and suppress distracting information. Analogy experiments exploring these processes have used a variety of methodologies including dual tasks, neuropsychology, and functional neuroimaging, as well as experiments with children and older adults. Collectively, these experiments provide a rich set of results useful in evaluating any model of analogy and its development.
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Morrison, R.G. & Soohyun Cho. (2008). "Neurocognitive process constraints on analogy: What changes to allow children to reason like adults?" Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31(4): 391-392. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X08004615
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