Final Report Summary - SELF (Studying Developmental, Neural, Cognitive and Affective Aspects of the Self in Humans)
By applying converging methods from neuroscience and psychology we have been able to gain an insight into the mechanisms that support what is a quintessentially human sense - the sense of self. Finally, and perhaps most significantly, we have begun to apply our theoretical findings to real world concerns in literacy attainment with some spectacular successes. We hope in the coming years to develop useful teaching interventions to improve literacy skills in early education, and perhaps to apply the same methods to improve very early mathematics understanding.