Culture and education: new frontiers in brain plasticity

Daniel Ansari

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.016

Culture and education: new frontiers in brain plasticity

Trends Cogn Sci. 2012 Feb;16(2):93-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.016. Epub 2011 Dec 27.

Author

Daniel Ansari¹

Affiliation

¹ Numerical Cognition Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada. daniel.ansari@uwo.ca

PMID: 22206752
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.016

Abstract

Cognitive neuroscience has started to probe cross-cultural differences in the neuronal mechanisms underlying cognitive, perceptual and social domains. Moreover, brain imaging has revealed how education changes the brain. Such research opens up a new frontier in brain plasticity research, breaking down the boundaries between neuroscience and other traditionally non-biological disciplines, resulting in many conceptual and practical implications.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / trends*
Brain / physiology*
Culture*
Education*
Humans
Neuronal Plasticity*
Neuropsychology / trends*

Grants and funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada