The fundamentals of brain development : integrating nature and nurture /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stiles, Joan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Brain > Growth.
Nature and nurture.
Neuropsychology.
Brain > embryology
Brain > growth & development
Mental Disorders > etiology
Neurons > physiology
Neuropsychology
Cerveau > Croissance.
Hérédité et milieu.
Neuropsychologie.
MEDICAL / Neuroscience
Brain > Growth
Nature and nurture
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The central questions about psychological and biological development
  • The gene: evolution of a concept
  • Initial patterning of the embryonic brain: formation of the neural plate
  • Initial patterning of the embryonic brain: formation of the neural tube
  • Molecular patterning of the primary spatial dimensions of the embryo
  • The production of brain cells: neurons and glia
  • Neuronal migration and neuronal differentiation
  • Shaping the emerging cortical network: the role of intrinsic and extrinsic factors
  • Late prenatal and postnatal changes in human brain structure
  • Plasticity and the role of experience in neocortical development
  • The importance of brain development for psychology.

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