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Consciousness and Human Development: A Dynamic Systems Perspective

Aparna Rao

Abstract

The study of consciousness has gained renewed attention from a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, neurobiology and computer science. The inter-disciplinary topic of consciousness is now ripe for exploring the links to human development, from infancy to the pre-school years. Moreover, advances in dynamic systems theory enable an in-depth exploration of consciousness as an emergent developmental property that continually evolves in pursuit of greater coherence and increasing complexity.

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Keywords

Consciousness;

Cognitive development;

Developmental psychology;

Dynamic systems theory;

Early childhood development;

Self concept;

Neuropsychology