Fabrica Mundi

1. Introduction 8 A Dialogue of Minds: Barbara Rogoff's Insights on Culture and Constructed Knowledge 11 Constructing Reality: The Power of Perception and Consensus 15 Modeling Reality: Bridging Complexity and Understanding 24 Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Mechanisms of Conscious Experience 29 Constructing Reality: The Interplay of Subjective, Social, and Cultural Perceptions 38 Bridging Minds: The Intersection of Cognitive and Educational Psychology 45 Mapping the Brain: Exploring the Brain's Complexities in Cognitive Psychology 51 Estimating the Scale of Everyday Mental Phenomena 55 Scientific approach for understanding the world 58 Perception as a Construct: How the Brain Shapes Our Reality 60 Filling the Gap: How the Brain Overcomes the Visual Blind Spot 62 Optical Illusions Reveal the Brain's Role in Shaping Reality 71 2. Cognitive Constructivism: Dynamic Cognition, Active Learning, and the Evolution of Knowledge 79 Early mental Structures: The Building Blocks of Cognitive Growth 95 Late mental Structures: From Concrete to Conceptual Depths in Human Cognition 156 Objective World behind the subjective phenomena 193 Developmental Perspectives on Psychological and Physical Growth 213 Visual Representation: Mapping Knowledge Through Cognitive Power 282 Emotions as Predictive Coding and Body Budgets 287 Consciousness as Sensory Integration: Simplify and Reduce Cognitive Noise 297 Objective Reality and the Interplay with Subjective Perception 309 Pioneers of Cognition and Learning: Shaping Knowledge through Innovation and Insight 317 Challenges of Cognitive Constructivism 327 3. NeuroWired: Unveiling the Power of Neuro Constructivism 337 Nature and Nurture: A Dynamic Framework for Understanding Cognitive Development 341 Neural Plasticity: The Lifelong Adaptability and Resilience of the Brain in Learning and Recovery 344 Brain Maturation and Mental Growth: The Synergy of Growth and Life Experiences 349 Specialization and Flexibility in Cognitive Development 354 Engagement in Action: How Active Participation Fuels Brain Development 358 Brain's Storytelling Instinct: Making Sense of Our World Through Narrative 361 Mapping the Body: The Brain's Dynamic Representation and Regulation of the Organism 364 Innate Structures in Thought: How Fundamental Architecture and Experience Shape Human Cognition 367 Seeing the World: The Brain's trip from Light to Imagination 369 Body Awareness: The Brain's Blueprint for Mapping the Self 382 Default Mode Network: The Hidden Eng