Developmental cognitive neuroscience : an introduction / Mark H. Johnson and Michelle de Haan.

By:

Johnson, Mark H. (Mark Henry), 1960-

Contributor(s):

De Haan, Michelle, 1969-

Material type:

TextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.Edition: 4th edDescription: xx, 310 p. : ill. b&w and col. ; 25 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

9781118938089

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

612.82

Contents:

Ch. 1 The Biology of Change -- Ch. 2 Methods and Populations -- Ch. 3 From Gene to Brain -- Ch. 4 Building a Brain -- Ch. 5 Vision, Orienting, and Attention -- Ch. 6 Perceiving and Acting in a World of Objects -- Ch. 7 Perceiving and Acting in the Social World -- Ch. 8 Learning and Long-Term Memory -- Ch. 9 Language -- Ch. 10 Prefrontal Cortex, Working Memory, and Decision-Making -- Ch. 11 Cerebral Lateralization -- Ch. 12 Educational Neuroscience -- Ch. 13. Interactive Specialization -- Ch. 14. Toward an Integrated Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.

Summary: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy, childhood, and adolescence. - Offers a comprehensive introduction to all issues relating to the nature of brain-behaviour relationships and development - New or greatly expanded coverage of topics such as epigenetics and gene expression, cell migration and stem cells, sleep and learning/memory, socioeconomic status and development of prefrontal cortex function - Includes a new chapter on educational neuroscience, featuring the latest findings on the application of cognitive neuroscience methods in school-age educational contexts - Includes a variety of student-friendly features such as chapter-end discussion, practical applications of basic research, and material on recent technological breakthroughs.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1 The Biology of Change --
Ch. 2 Methods and Populations --
Ch. 3 From Gene to Brain --
Ch. 4 Building a Brain --
Ch. 5 Vision, Orienting, and Attention --
Ch. 6 Perceiving and Acting in a World of Objects --
Ch. 7 Perceiving and Acting in the Social World --
Ch. 8 Learning and Long-Term Memory --
Ch. 9 Language --
Ch. 10 Prefrontal Cortex, Working Memory, and Decision-Making --
Ch. 11 Cerebral Lateralization --
Ch. 12 Educational Neuroscience --
Ch. 13. Interactive Specialization --
Ch. 14. Toward an Integrated Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
- Offers a comprehensive introduction to all issues relating to the nature of brain-behaviour relationships and development
- New or greatly expanded coverage of topics such as epigenetics and gene expression, cell migration and stem cells, sleep and learning/memory, socioeconomic status and development of prefrontal cortex function
- Includes a new chapter on educational neuroscience, featuring the latest findings on the application of cognitive neuroscience methods in school-age educational contexts
- Includes a variety of student-friendly features such as chapter-end discussion, practical applications of basic research, and material on recent technological breakthroughs.

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