When everything new is well-forgotten old: Vygotsky/Luria insights in the development of executive functions

The concept of “extra‐cortical organization of higher mental functions” proposed by Lev Vygotsky and expanded by Alexander Luria extends cultural‐historical psychology regarding the interplay of natural and cultural factors in the development of the human mind. Using the example of self‐regulation,...

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Published in:New directions for child and adolescent development 2011, Vol.2011 (133), p.11-28
Main Authors: Bodrova, Elena, Leong, Deborah J., Akhutina, Tatiana V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Hemisphere Functions
Child
Child Development
Classrooms
Cognition
Cognition Disorders - history
Cognition Disorders - rehabilitation
Cognitive Development
Cultural aspects
Cultural Influences
Early Childhood Education
Executive Function
History, 20th Century
Humans
Intervention
Language - history
Learning
Learning Theories
Luria
Metacognition
Neurological Organization
Neuropsychology
Psychology
Psychology, Child - history
Remedial Teaching - history
Russia
Selfregulation
Social Control, Informal - history
Vygotsky
Young Children
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Summary:The concept of “extra‐cortical organization of higher mental functions” proposed by Lev Vygotsky and expanded by Alexander Luria extends cultural‐historical psychology regarding the interplay of natural and cultural factors in the development of the human mind. Using the example of self‐regulation, the authors explore the evolution of this idea from its origins to recent findings on the neuropsychological trajectories of the development of executive functions. Empirical data derived from the Tools of the Mind project are used to discuss the idea of using classroom intervention to study the development of self‐regulation in early childhood. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:1520-3247
1534-8687
DOI:10.1002/cd.301