David Hogberg wrote:
Didn't Zing Yang Kuo do some work on this in the 50s-60s? As I recall,
his topic, maybe a book or a major article, was the "epigenetics of
development." Again, as I recall, he offered an explanation for the
fact that pigeons bob their heads when they walk. The work you
describe sounds like it could be a fascinating extension of Kuo's
research. DKH
I think the term "epigenesis" has changed its meaning since then. The
"epigenesis" of the first half of the 20th century (as used by, say
Piaget) was derived from the "old" meaning of "genetic" which simply had
to do with the "origins" and development of things -- when "genetic
psychology" was simply (what we now call) developmental psychology
The new epigenesis derives from the new meaning of genetics --
pertaining to heritable biological "genes" composed of DNA.
Regards,
Chris
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