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This chapter concerned itself with how the processes of expansive development discussed in the previous chapter function not from a purely behavioral level, but from the perspective of modern neurobiological theories—that is, from the perspective of the functioning of the brain. We saw that processes of disequilibrium remain important in neurobiological theories, but that now new questions and emphases are added, that deal with the exact neurobiological processes involved—that is, neurobiological processes that, in concent with experience, can alter brain structures to support more complex representations and more powerful strategies of equilibrium regulations. We saw how brain growth is enabled through effort and depends on experience and learnings that engage neural processes of growth and interconnection that are characterized by neuroplasticity and gradually, and with the help of neurotransmitters, transform the brain into a rich storehouse of knowledge through the mechanism of creating permanent changes that are at the base of preserved memories.
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The prefrontal cortex is usually defined as the center of cognitive control, and is related to functions of attention, intention, expense of effort, control, and awareness.
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Electrophysiological recordings of the brain.
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Labouvie-Vief, G. (2015). Expansion and Reorganization in Development: Neurobiological Mechanisms. In: Integrating Emotions and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09822-7_3
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