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In order to study and favor cognitive development, we defined an original approach (Lowenthal, Communication and Cognition, 13:43–63, 1980; Proceedings of the seventh International Conference for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Rehovot: Weizmann Institute of Science, 1983): the concept of Nonverbal Communication Device (NVCD).
In this chapter we will first explain what led us to the elaboration of this new approach. We will then define the notion of NVCD-like approaches and give two examples. Results of researches based on the use of these approaches in clinical and experimental settings will also be presented. It will then be shown that NVCD-like approaches have an influence on cerebral activity. This will lead us to a natural question: “Why does it work?” In this chapter we wonder whether this can be associated with the apparent recursive structure of some of the exercises used.
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Lowenthal, F., Lefebvre, L. (2014). Nonverbal Communication Devices, Language, Cerebral Flexibility, and Recursive Exercises. In: Lowenthal, F., Lefebvre, L. (eds) Language and Recursion. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9414-0_4
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