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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (430 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8; 618.92/8; 618.928
• Soggetto topico: Pediatric neurology; Developmental neurobiology; Developmental disabilities; Neuroplasticity; Nervous system - Growth
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BromanSarah H FletcherJack <1952->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The changing nervous system
• ISBN: 1-280-76060-5; 9786610760602; 0-19-802845-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453187003321
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