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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453187003321

Titolo

The changing nervous system [[electronic resource] ] : neurobehavioral consequences of early brain disorders / / edited by Sarah H. Broman, Jack M. Fletcher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

1-280-76060-5

9786610760602

0-19-802845-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BromanSarah H

FletcherJack <1952->

Disciplina

616.8

618.92/8

618.928

Soggetti

Pediatric neurology

Developmental neurobiology

Developmental disabilities

Neuroplasticity

Nervous system - Growth

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

Contents; Contributors; PART I: SHAPING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; 1. Wiring the Brain: Activity-Dependent and Activity-Independent Development of Synaptic Circuits; 2. Effects of Differential Experience on Brain and Cognition Throughout the Life Span; 3. Experience and Plasticity in Brain Structure: Possible Implications of Basic Research Findings for Developmental Disorders; PART II: MECHANISMS OF REORGANIZATION; 4. Structural Changes Underlying Long-Term Memory; 5. Role of Intrinsic Circuitry in Motor Cortex Plasticity

6. Immature Visual Cortex Lesions: Global Rewiring, Neural Adaptations, and Behavioral SparingPART III: NEURODEVELOPMENTAL



COURSE OF EARLY BRAIN DISORDERS; 7. Role of the Corpus Callosum in the Cognitive Development of Children with Congenital Brain Malformations; 8. Functional Consequences of Congenital Cerebellar Dysmorphologies and Acquired Cerebellar Lesions of Childhood; 9. Recovery from Acquired Reading and Naming Deficits Following Focal Cerebral Lesions; 10. Plasticity, Localization, and Language Development; 11. Neuroplasticity: Evidence from Unilateral Brain Lesions in Children

12. Continuity and Change in the Development of Children with Autism13. Biological and Behavioral Heterogeneity in Autism: Roles of Pleiotropy and Epigenesis; PART IV: INTERVENTIONS; 14. Issues in Developing Effective Interventions; 15. Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Listening Training and Language Abilities; PART V: CONCLUSIONS; 16. Development, Learning, and Neuroplasticity: Where We Are Now; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Part I SHAPING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. 1. Wiring the Brain: Activity Dependent and Activity Independent Development of Synaptic Circuits, Philip G. Nelson, Roger Davenport. 2. Effects of Differential Experience on Brain and Cognition Throughout the Life Span, Mark R. Rosenzweig. 3. Experience and Plasticity in Brain Structure: Possible Implications of Basic Research Finding For Developmental Disorders, William T. Greenough, James E. Black, Anna Klintsova, Kathy E. Bates, Ivan Jeanne Weiler. Part II MECHANISMS OF REORGANIZATION. 4. Structural Changes Underlying Long-Term Memory, Craig H. Ba