Cultural-Historical Psychology
2014. Vol. 10, no. 3, 4–18
ISSN: 1816-5435 / 2224-8935 (online)
"Cultural Revolution" in Cognitive Science: From Neuroplasticity to Genetic Mechanisms of Acculturation
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Keywords: cognitive science, cultural neuroscience, brain imaging, genetics, neuroplasticity, instruction, Eastern and Western styles of cognition
Journal rubric: Theory and Methodology
Article type: scientific article
For citation: Falikman M.V., Cole M. "Cultural Revolution" in Cognitive Science: From Neuroplasticity to Genetic Mechanisms of Acculturation . Kul'turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2014. Vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 4–18. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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