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

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The changing nervous system : neurobehavioral consequences of early brain disorders / edited by Sarah H. Broman, Jack M. Fletcher.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Broman, Sarah H
  • Fletcher, Jack, 1952-
Description
xix, 403 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Subject
  • Pediatric neurology
  • Developmental neurobiology
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Nervous system > Growth
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Pt. I. Shaping the Central Nervous System. 1. Wiring the Brain: Activity-Dependent and Activity-Independent Development of Synaptic Circuits / Phillip G. Nelson and 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 Findings for Developmental Disorders / William T. Greenough, James E. Black and Anna Klintsova / [et al.] -- Pt. II. Mechanisms of Reorganization. 4. Structural Changes Underlying Long-Term Memory / Craig H. Bailey. 5. Role of Intrinsic Circuitry in Motor Cortex Plasticity / Asaf Keller. 6. Immature Visual Cortex Lesions: Global Rewiring, Neural Adaptations, and Behavioral Sparing / Bertram R. Payne -- Pt. III. Neurodevelopmental Course of Early Brain Disorders.
  • 7. Role of the Corpus Callosum in the Cognitive Development of Children with Congenital Brain Malformations / H. Julia Hannay, Jack M. Fletcher and Michael E. Brandt. 8. Functional Consequences of Congenital Cerebellar Dysmorphologies and Acquired Cerebellar Lesions of Childhood / Maureen Dennis, C. Ross Hetherington and Brenda J. Spiegler / [et al.]. 9. Recovery from Acquired Reading and Naming Deficits Following Focal Cerebral Lesions / Barry Gordon, Dana Boatman and Ronald P. Lesser / [et al.]. 10. Plasticity, Localization, and Language Development / Elizabeth Bates. 11. Neuroplasticity: Evidence from Unilateral Brain Lesions in Children / Dorothy M. Aram. 12. Continuity and Change in the Development of Children with Autism / Marian Sigman and Norman Kim. 13. Biological and Behavioral Heterogeneity in Autism: Roles of Pleiotropy and Epigenesis / Eric Courchesne, Rachel Yeung-Courchesne and Karen Pierce -- Pt. IV. Interventions.
  • 14. Issues in Developing Effective Interventions / Susan H. Landry. 15. Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Listening Training and Language Abilities / Michael M. Merzenich, Gabrielle Saunders and William M. Jenkins / [et al.] -- Pt. V. Conclusions. 16. Development, Learning, and Neuroplasticity: Where We Are Now / Bennett A. Shaywitz.
ISBN
0195121937
LCCN
98045750
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries