Developmental Systems Theory contra Developmental Behavior Genetics

Gilbert Gottlieb, in Memoriam

European Journal of Developmental Science
2007/1,2
p. 138–144

2007
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Developmental Systems Theory contra Developmental Behavior Genetics
Gilbert Gottlieb, in Memoriam

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In this contribution it is shown that Gilbert Gottlieb’s theoretical contributions to developmental science, in particular his focus on individual development and his discussion of the limitations of developmental behavior genetics in this respect, are vindicated by recent theoretical developments in mathematical biology and psychometrics.

Keywords

Biological pattern formation
Developmental behavior genetics
Ergodic processes
Individual development
Nonlinear epigenetics