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About this book
In a remarkable synthesis of the research of the last two decades, a leading developmental neuroscientist provides psychologists with a sophisticated introduction to the brain—the system that underpins the functions that they study.
In clear terms, with ample illustrations, Joan Stiles explains the complexities of genetic variation and transcription, and the variable paths of neural development, from embryology through early childhood. She describes early developmental processes from gene expression to physiology to behavior. Sections on clinical correlations show the consequences for later physiological, neurological, or psychological disturbances in neural development.
As Stiles shows, brain development is far more complex and dynamic than is often assumed in debates about nature vs. nurture, nativism vs. cultural learning. Inherited and experienced factors interact constantly in an ever-changing organism. The key question is, what developmental processes give rise to particular structures or mechanisms?
A landmark of synthesis and interdisciplinary illumination, The Fundamentals of Brain Development will enrich discussion of developmental processes and more rigorously define the terms that are central to psychological debates.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One. The Central Questions about Psychological and Biological Development
- Chapter Two. The Gene: Evolution of a Concept
- Chapter Three. Formation of the Neural Plate
- Chapter Four. Formation of the Neural Tube
- Chapter Five. Molecular Patterning of the Primary Spatial Dimensions of the Embryo
- Chapter Six. The Production of Brain Cells: Neurons and Glia
- Chapter Seven. Neuronal Migration and Neuronal Differentiation
- Chapter Eight. Shaping the Emerging Cortical Network: The Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors
- Chapter Nine. Late Prenatal and Postnatal Changes in Human Brain Structure
- Chapter Ten. Plasticity and the Role of Experience in Neocortical Development
- Chapter Eleven. The Importance of Brain Development for Psychology
- Glossary
- Index