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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 403 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 616.8; 618.92/8; 618.928
• Soggetto topico: Pediatric neurology; Developmental neurobiology; Developmental disabilities; Neuroplasticity; Nervous system - Growth
• Altri autori: BromanSarah H FletcherJack <1952->
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1999.
• 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 Sparing; PART 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 Autism; 13. 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Placing an emphasis on cognitive function, this volume offers a broad review of the development of brain functions and the effects of early-life neurological diseases and injuries on them.
• Titolo autorizzato: The changing nervous system
• ISBN: 0-19-772967-3; 1-280-76060-5; 9786610760602; 0-19-802845-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812302903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.