First published 2001
Babies arrive in the world already equipped with remarkable knowledge about their surroundings. Three prominent American scientists present twenty-five years of research findings that challenge assumptions about infant capabilities. They draw from multiple fields including philosophy, psychology, computer science, linguistics, and neuroscience to demonstrate how learning starts within days of birth. Young children develop both emotionally and intellectually through sophisticated processes that researchers are only now beginning to understand. The authors make complex scientific discoveries accessible to general readers, showing how infants process information about their environment from their earliest moments. This work builds on insights from evolutionary psychology to explain child development and learning mechanisms. The book offers readers a new understanding of infant cognition and the remarkable abilities that babies possess long before they can communicate through language.
Genres: science, psychology, neuroscience, education, non-fiction, parenting, academic, science-nature
Vibes: educational, informative, insightful, thought-provoking
Tropes: academic-research, challenging-assumptions, interdisciplinary-approach
294 pages · Paperback · Orion Publishing Group