Cognitive architecture and descent with modification Export

@article{citeulike:921537, abstract = {Against a background of recent progress in developmental neuroscience, some of which has been taken as challenging to the modularity hypothesis of Fodor (1983), this article contrasts two competing conceptions of modularity: sui generis modularity, according to which modules are treated as independent neurocognitive entities that owe nothing to one another, and descent-with-modification modularity, according to which current cognitive modules are understood to be shaped by evolutionary changes from ancestral cognitive modules. I argue that sui generis modularity is incompatible with a range of data, from the co-occurrence of deficits to the patterns of activation in neuroimaging studies, but that same range of data is compatible with descent-with-modification modularity. Furthermore, I argue that the latter conception of modularity may have important implications for the practice and conception of fields such as developmental disorders and linguistics.}, author = {Marcus, Gary F.}, booktitle = {Genes, Brain and Cognition: A Roadmap for the Cognitive Scientist}, citeulike-article-id = {921537}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2006.04.009}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T24-4K421JH-1/2/63e6020433f5d5325586180219ca501d}, doi = {10.1016/j.cognition.2006.04.009}, journal = {Cognition}, keywords = {development, evolution, modularity, nativism}, month = {September}, number = {2}, pages = {443--465}, posted-at = {2006-11-01 14:55:35}, priority = {3}, title = {Cognitive architecture and descent with modification}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2006.04.009}, volume = {101}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:921537 L3 - citeulike-article-id:921537 N2 - Against a background of recent progress in developmental neuroscience, some of which has been taken as challenging to the modularity hypothesis of Fodor (1983), this article contrasts two competing conceptions of modularity: sui generis modularity, according to which modules are treated as independent neurocognitive entities that owe nothing to one another, and descent-with-modification modularity, according to which current cognitive modules are understood to be shaped by evolutionary changes from ancestral cognitive modules. I argue that sui generis modularity is incompatible with a range of data, from the co-occurrence of deficits to the patterns of activation in neuroimaging studies, but that same range of data is compatible with descent-with-modification modularity. Furthermore, I argue that the latter conception of modularity may have important implications for the practice and conception of fields such as developmental disorders and linguistics. IS - 2 JF - Cognition EP - 465 TI - Cognitive architecture and descent with modification VL - 101 T2 - Genes, Brain and Cognition: A Roadmap for the Cognitive Scientist SP - 443 KW - development KW - evolution KW - modularity KW - nativism AU - Marcus, Gary PY - 2006/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2006.04.009 ER -