Colwyn trevarthen biography examples
Colwyn trevarthen biography examples
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Colwyn Trevarthen
New Zealand-British academic (1931–2024)
Colwyn Trevarthen (2 March 1931 – 1 July 2024) was a New Zealand-British academic who was Professor of Child Psychology and Psychobiology at the University of Edinburgh.
Background
Trevarthen was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 2 March 1931.[1] After training as a biologist in New Zealand at Auckland University College and Otago University, Trevarthen researched infancy at Harvard in 1967.
He died on 1 July 2024, at the age of 93.[2]
Work
Trevarthen published on brain development, infant communication and emotional health. He believed that very young babies rapidly develop proto-cultural intelligence through interacting with other people, including in teasing fun play.[3][4] For instance he demonstrated that a newborn had an innate ability to initiate a dialogic relationship with an adult, and then build up this relationship through eye contact, smiling, and other holis