1st Edition

The Biological and Social Determinants of Child Development A Special Double Issue of developmental Neuropsychology

Edited By Susan H. Landry Copyright 2003
226 Pages
by Psychology Press

226 Pages
by Psychology Press

The Biological and Social Determinants of Child Development stimulates cross-disciplinary communication and research collaboration in the field of child development. While the papers in this issue seem diverse in terms of topic and discipline, there are a number of common themes: *critical period for brain development and the importance of specific environmental input during this period;... Read more
Volume 24, Numbers 2 & 3, 2003
Contents: S.H. Landry, Introduction to the Special Issue on the Biological and Social Determinants of Child Development. M.R. Rosenzweig, Effects of Differential Experience on Brain and Behavior. D.L. Molfese, V.J. Molfese, A.F. Key, S. Kelly, Influence of Environment on Speech Sound Discrimination: Findings From a Longitudinal Study. S.H. Landry, K.E. Smith, P.R. Swank, The Importance of Parenting During Early Childhood for School Age Development. A.C. Papanicolaou, P.G. Simos, J.I. Breier, J.M. Fletcher, B.R. Foorman, D. Francis, E.M. Castillo, R.N. Davis, Brain Mechanisms for Reading in Children With and Without Dyslexia: A Review of Studies of Normal Development and Plasticity. B.R. Foorman, J.I. Breier, J.M. Fletcher, Interventions Aimed at Improving Reading Success: An Evidence-Based Approach. J. Stiles, P. Moses, A. Passarotti, F. Dick, R. Buxton, Exploring Developmental Change in the Neural Bases of Higher Cognitive Functions: The Promise of Functional Magnetic Resonanace Imaging. L. Ewing-Cobbs, M.A. Barnes, J.M. Fletcher, Early Brain Injury in Children: Development and Reorganization of Cognitivie Function. H.C. Kraemer, "Rules" of Evidence in Assessing the Efficacy/Effectiveness of Treatments. C. Hertzman, C. Power, Health and Human Development: Understandings From Life Course Research.

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