1st Edition
The Effects of Early Adversity on Neurobehavioral Development
Edited By Charles A. Nelson
Copyright 2000
358 Pages
by
Psychology Press
358 Pages
by
Psychology Press
358 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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There has been a burgeoning of interest in the relation between biological development--particularly brain development--and behavioral development. This shift in focus does a better job of reflecting the whole child and all of development. Not surprisingly, many of the individuals who are concerned with the theoretical side of brain-behavior relations are also concerned with the more practical... Read more
Contents: Preface. R. Rao, M.K. Georgieff, Early Nutrition and Brain Development. S.A. Rose, J.F. Feldman, The Relation of Very Low Birthweight to Basic Cognitive Skills in Infancy and Childhood. S.W. Jacobson, J.L. Jacobson, Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol: Is There a Distinctive Neurobehavioral Profile? D.E. Johnson, Medical and Developmental Sequelae of Early Childhood Institutionalization in International Adoptees From Romania and the Russian Federation. M.R. Gunnar, Early Adversity and the Development of Stress Reactivity and Regulation. M.L. Schneider, C.F. Moore, Effects of Prenatal Stress on Development: A Nonhuman Primate Model. G. Dawson, S. Ashman, On the Origins of a Vulnerability to Depression: The Influence of the Early Social Environment on the Development of Psychobiological Systems Related to Risk for Affective Disorder. K.R. Merikangas, Familial and Genetic Factors and Psychopathology.
Biography
Charles A. Nelson
