Wired
Early Intervention and the ‘Neuromolecular Gaze’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Michael Garrett (0000-0002-8200-8377, NUI Galway, Republic of Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 656-674 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcx057 |
| OpenAlex | W2742447615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
Beginning with an interview with the then UK prime minister, Tony Blair, in 2006, the article critically explores how the discourse on early intervention has evolved over the past ten years. Ideas circulating around early intervention have been revitalised by neuroscience and the new prominence of what has been termed the ‘neuromolecular gaze’. This ‘gaze’, aided by new imaging technologies, is now playing a substantial role in promoting neuroscience. Moreover, neuroscience has been deployed by spokespeople from across the mainstream political spectrum and within academia to amplify the argument that early intervention into the lives of children and families is vital. At least two elements need further critical exploration: first, the assertion that a child’s brain is irrevocably ‘wired’ before the age of three; second, how this, apparently, ‘objective’ and ‘scientifically grounded’ approach is dialectically enmeshed with doxic and gendered ideas associated with attachment theory.
Developmental psychology · Gaze · Intervention (counseling) · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |