Thinking Developmentally from Constructivism to Neuroconstructivism: Selected Works of Annette Karmiloff-smith

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions.

This influential volume of papers, chosen by Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith before she passed away, recognises her major contribution to the field of developmental psychology. Published over a 40-year period, the papers included here address the major themes that permeate through Annette’s work: from typical to atypical development, genetics and computation modelling approaches, and neuroimaging of the developing brain. A newly written introduction by Michael S. C. Thomas and Mark H. Johnson gives an overview of her research journey and contextualises her selection of papers in relation to changes in the field over time.

Thinking Developmentally from Constructivism to Neuroconstructivism: Selected Works of Annette Karmiloff-Smith is of great interest to researchers and postgraduates in child development specialising in atypical development, developmental disorders, and developmental neuroscience. It also has appeal to clinical neuropsychologists and rehabilitation professionals.

Annette Karmiloff-Smith was a world leading researcher in the field of developmental neuroscience. She worked with Jean Piaget, and held positions at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, followed by the MRC Cognitive Development Unit in London, the UCL Institute of Child Health, and the Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development, at Birkbeck, University of London.

Michael S. C. Thomas, Developmental Neurocognition Lab, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London

Mark H. Johnson, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, and Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London