Learning is social, computational, supported by neural systems linking people


	Learning is social, computational, supported by neural systems linking people

einbar

7-18-2009 1:26 AM

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"These principles support learning across the life span and are particularly important in explaining children's rapid learning in two unique domains of human intelligence, language and social understanding".

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