Neuroscience of Cognitive Development

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A new understanding of cognitive development from the perspectiveof neuroscience This book provides a state-of-the-art understanding of the neuralbases of cognitive development. Although the field of developmentalcognitive neuroscience is still in its infancy, the authorseffectively demonstrate that our understanding of cognitivedevelopment is and will be vastly improved as the mechanismsunderlying development are elucidated. The authors begin by establishing the value of consideringneuroscience in order to understand child development and thenprovide an overview of brain development. They include a criticaldiscussion of experience-dependent changes in the brain. Theauthors explore whether the mechanisms underlying developmentalplasticity differ from those underlying adult plasticity, and morefundamentally, what distinguishes plasticity fromdevelopment. Having armed the reader with key neuroscience basics, the bookbegins its examination of the neural bases of cognitive developmentby examining the methods employed by professionals in developmentalcognitive neuroscience. Following a brief historical overview, theauthors discuss behavioral, anatomic, metabolic, andelectrophysiological methods. Finally, the book explores specificcontent areas, focusing on those areas where there is a significantbody of knowledge on the neural underpinnings of cognitivedevelopment, including: * Declarative and non-declarative memory and learning * Spatial cognition * Object recognition * Social cognition * Speech and language development * Attention development For cognitive and developmental psychologists, as well as studentsin developmental psychology, neuroscience, and cognitivedevelopment, the authors' view of behavioral development from theperspective of neuroscience sheds new light on the mechanisms thatunderlie how the brain functions and how a child learns andbehaves.

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Charles A. Nelson

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"This book is a welcome addition to an already popular area of research and certainly deserves to become a project to be updated and re-released over the years." (PsycCritiques, April 25, 2007)"[This proposal] by Charles Nelson, Kathleen Thomas, and MichelledeHaan is accessible, highly readable, and also very informative." "The strengths of this manuscript include the content and thequality of the writing. It is very, very clear. Even difficultconcepts are communicated clearly and concisely (for instance, thisis one of the best treatments of MRI I have ever read)." --Janet Werker, Univeristy of British Columbia "I think it is a great project that will make an excellenttextbook. . . . I was very pleased with the way it handled a numberof complex issues. . ." "This prospectus presents a very readable state-of-the-artaccount of the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience." "I think these two components of the project [connection madebetween brain and behavior, explanation of why all developmentalpsychologists need to know this material] will ensure its successas a textbook."--Amy Needham, Duke University "In my opinion, this book is likely to be a truly outstandingsummary of what is known about the relation between braindevelopment and cognition. Charles Nelson is the primary authorityon this topic, and Michelle deHaan is also a recognizedauthority." --Judy deLoache, University of Virginia
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