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9781444330854

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 3rd Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9781444330854

  • ISBN10:

    1444330853

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-10-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

The third edition of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience presents a thorough updating and enhancement of the classic text that introduced the rapidly expanding field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Includes the addition of two new chapters that provide further introductory material on new methodologies and the application of genetic methods in cognitive development Includes several key discussion points at the end of each chapter Features a greater focus on mid-childhood and adolescence, to complement the previous edition's emphasis on early childhood Brings the science closer to real-world applications via a greater focus on fieldwork Includes a greater emphasis on structural and functional brain imaging

Author Biography

Mark H. Johnson is Professor of Psychology, MRC Scientific Team Leader, and Director of the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is an editor of the Wiley-Blackwell journal Developmental Science, and is considered to be among the world’s leading scholars in human brain development.

Michelle de Haan is Reader in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Institute of Child Health at University College London, and Honorary Principal Neuropsychologist for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust. Her research applies neuroimaging and neuropsychological methods to understand typical and atypical cognitive and social development.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
The Biology of Change
Methods and Populations
From Gene to Brain
Building a Brain
Vision, Orienting, and Attention
Perceiving and Acting on the Physical World: Objects and Number
Perceiving and Acting on the Social World
Learning and Long-Term Memory
Language
Prefrontal Cortex, Working Memory, and Decision-Making
Cerebral Lateralization
Interactive Specialization
Toward an Integrated Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
References
Index
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