Culture and Neuroplasticity
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چکیده
The last two decades of research have established substantial cultural variations in cognitive, emotional, and motivational processes along the axis of independent versus interdependent self-construal. It is not clear, however, whether these variations are due to controlled processes such as self-presentation and rule-based behavioral regulation or, alternatively, whether they reflect brain mechanisms that are spontaneously engaged and automatically executed. Here we draw on both behavioral and neuroscientific studies to show that many cultural variations occur through mechanisms that are engaged in early processing; thus they are spontaneous and automatic. We review six domains of psychological processes that are likely mediated by the construal of the self as independent or interdependent. We interpret this evidence within a theoretical framework of cultural task analysis, which holds that culture is composed of a variety of tasks designed to accomplish the culture’s imperatives, such as independence and interdependence. Future research directions are discussed.
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