How We Develop — Developmental Systems and the Emergence of Complex Behaviors

How does a tiny clump of cells become a mature individual with a particular physique, intellect, and personality? For decades, the "nature vs. nurture" paradigm has held sway, but more recent evidence about gene expression, neural plasticity, and fetal development has forced a more biologically plausible view.
This collection embraces the "developmental systems" perspective, a framework for understanding development as a dynamic and interactive process. We have endeavored to make these articles accessible to all readers – including scientists, students, parents, teachers, and policy makers – who wish to better understand and improve child development.
Welcome, and thanks for exploring.
Mark S. Blumberg, John P. Spencer, and David Shenk
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Mark S. Blumberg,John P. Spencer,David Shenk
Published Online: Sep 13 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1413
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Genetics, epigenetics, and behavior
Editor: Robert Lickliter
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Mark S. Blumberg
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1371
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Robert Lickliter
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1422
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Patrick Bateson
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1386
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David S. Moore
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1333
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Evan Charney
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1405
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David Shenk,David S. Moore
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1400
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Brain development
Editor: Joan Stiles
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Joan Stiles
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1402
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Scott F. Gilbert,Diana Darnell
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wdev.215
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Joan Stiles,Terry L. Jernigan
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1409
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Jonathan D. Power,Bradley L. Schlaggar
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wdev.216
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Johanna Bick,Charles A. Nelson
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1387
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Timothy T. Brown
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1389
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Frank Haist,Gizelle Anzures
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1423
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Hana D'Souza,Annette Karmiloff‐Smith
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1398
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Behavioral and cognitive development
Editors: John P. Spencer, David Shenk
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Pierre‐Yves Oudeyer
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1395
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Susan Jones
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1410
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Karen E. Adolph,John M. Franchak
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1430
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Richard N. Aslin
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1373
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Robert H. Wozniak,Nina B. Leezenbaum,Jessie B. Northrup,Kelsey L. West,Jana M. Iverson
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1426
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Bob McMurray,Larissa K. Samuelson
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1421
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Susan Goldin‐Meadow
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1368
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Clancy Blair
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1403
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Angela L. Duckworth,Scott Barry Kaufman
Published Online: Sep 10 2015
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1365
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K. Anders Ericsson
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1382
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David Shenk
Published Online: Dec 01 2016
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1366
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