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Surprisingly neuroplastic human brains: reading, science, philosophy, theology

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dc.contributor.authorRolston, Holmes, 1932-, author
dc.contributor.authorGraduate Theological Union (CTNS Program); Taylor & Francis, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-06T16:42:58Z
dc.date.available2021-01-06T16:42:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractHuman brains, dramatically more complex than anything else in the known universe, are marvelously mutable. Recent neuroscience focuses on how humans create cumulative transmissible cultures which in turn shape mental development. When cultures become literate, cognitive powers escalate. Although until recently only a comparative few learned to read and write, this takes place with the serendipitous re-use of pattern recognizing capacities, such as those for recognizing faces. With sustained reading diligence, as required during education in science, philosophy, and theology, this results in advanced cognitive skills.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationHolmes Rolston III (2019) Surprisingly Neuroplastic Human Brains: Reading, Science, Philosophy, Theology, Theology and Science, 17:3, 395-402, https://doi.org/10.1080/14746700.2019.1633058
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/219460
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofScience & Religion: Anthologies and Journal Articles
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dc.subjectneuroplasticity
dc.subjecttransmissible cultures
dc.subjectliteracy
dc.subjectneural re-use
dc.subjectvisual word-form re-use
dc.subjectexaptation
dc.subjectreading
dc.subjectwriting
dc.subjectadvanced language processing
dc.titleSurprisingly neuroplastic human brains: reading, science, philosophy, theology
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