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“Differentiationism” can reconcile selectionism and constructivism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

G. M. Innocenti
G. M. Innocenti
Affiliation:
Institut de Biologie Cellulaire et de Morphologie, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland giorgio.innocenti@ibcm.unil.ch
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Abstract

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Increased complexity of representations in development probably results from the differentiation of distributed neural circuits. Axonal differentiation plays a crucial role in this process. Axonal differentiation appears to be achieved in stages, each involving combinations of constructive and regressive events controlled by cell intrinsic and cell extrinsic information.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 568 - 569
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press