neuroconstructivism

noun

A theory that states that phylogenetic developmental processes such as gene-gene interaction, gene–environment interaction and, crucially, ontogeny all play a vital role in how the brain progressively sculpts itself and how it gradually becomes specialized over developmental time.

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nounneuroconstructivism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA theory that states that phylogenetic developmental processes such as gene-gene interaction, gene–environment interaction and, crucially, ontogeny all play a vital role in how the brain progressively sculpts itself and how it gradually becomes specialized over developmental time.
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