Neuroscience of cognitive development : the role of experience and the developing brain / / Charles A. Nelson, Michelle de Haan, Kathleen M. Thomas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141414403321
• Autore: Nelson Charles A., III (Charles Alexander)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 0-470-93941-9; 0-471-78510-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Disciplina: 153; 612.8/233; 612.8233
• Soggetti: Cognitive neuroscience; Developmental psychology; Experience; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Should Developmental Psychologists Be Interested in the Brain?; Chapter 1: Brain Development and Neural Plasticity; Brain Development; Stages of Brain Development; Summary; Chapter 2: Neural Plasticity; Developmental Plasticity; Adult Plasticity; Chapter 3: Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience; Lesion Method; Electrophysiological Procedures; Metabolic Procedures (fMRI); Optical Imaging; Magnetic Encephalography; Summary; Chapter 4: The Development of Speech and Language; The Neural Bases of Speech and Language DevelopmentNeural Bases of Speech Processing and Speech Perception; Summary; Chapter 5: The Development of Declarative (or Explicit) Memory; Memory Systems; The Development of Memory Systems-Some Background; Disorders of Memory; Chapter 6: The Development of Nondeclarative (or Implicit) Memory; Visual Priming; Implicit Sequence Learning; Conditioning or ; Associative Learning; Chapter 7: The Development of Spatial Cognition; Mental Rotation; Spatial Pattern Processing; Spatial Navigation; Chapter 8: The Development of Object Recognition; Occipitotemporal CortexAmygdala; Role of Experience; Is There a Visuospatial Module?; Chapter 9: The Development of Social Cognition; Processing Social Information in the Face; Facial Expressions of Emotion; Eye Gaze; Neural Bases; Occipitotemporal Regions; Superior Temporal Sulcus; Amygdala; Frontal Cortex; Other Brain Areas; Role of Experience; Summary; Theory of Mind; Conclusions; Chapter 10: The Development of Higher Cognitive (Executive) Functions; Domains of Executive Function; Visuospatial Working Memory; Visuospatial Recognition and Recall Memory; Working Memory Redoux; Inhibitory ControlAttentional Control; Chapter 11: The Development of Attention; Alerting, Vigilance, or Arousal; Orienting; Conclusion; Chapter 12: The Future of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A new understanding of cognitive development from the perspective of neuroscienceThis book provides a state-of-the-art understanding of the neural bases of cognitive development. Although the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience is still in its infancy, the authors effectively demonstrate that our understanding of cognitive development is and will be vastly improved as the mechanisms underlying development are elucidated.The authors begin by establishing the value of considering neuroscience in order to understand child development and then provide an overview of brain