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Author Gibb, Robbin

Title The Neurobiology of Brain and Behavioral Development
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press, 2017

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Contents Front Cover -- The Neurobiology of Brain and Behavioral Development -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Part I General Perspectives in Brain Development -- 1 Brain Development -- Abbreviations -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Cells of the Brain -- 1.2.1 Neural cells -- 1.2.2 Glial cells -- 1.2.2.1 Macroglia -- 1.2.2.2 Microglia -- 1.3 Phases of Brain Development -- 1.4 Constructing the Human Brain -- 1.4.1 Construction of the brain: embryonic development (conception to week 8)
1.4.2 Construction of the brain: fetal development (week 9 to birth)1.4.3 Construction of the brain: postnatal development -- 1.5 Brain Systems Construction and Emerging Behavior -- 1.6 The Genetic Blueprint for Brain Construction -- 1.7 Epigenetic Edits to the Blueprint for Brain Construction -- 1.7.1 Altering brain construction with environmental cues -- 1.7.2 Environmental cues: lessons learned from animals models -- 1.8 Summary -- References -- Further Reading -- 2 Perspectives on Behavioral Development -- 2.1 Historical Perspectives on Behavioral Development
2.1.1 The innate-learned dichotomy2.1.2 Tinbergenâ#x80;#x99;s ethology -- 2.1.3 Conditioned learning theories -- 2.2 Contemporary Perspectives on Behavioral Development -- 2.2.1 Geneâ#x80;#x93;environment interaction -- 2.2.2 Gottliebâ#x80;#x99;s probabilistic epigenesis -- 2.2.3 Hoganâ#x80;#x99;s behavior mechanism -- 2.3 The Importance of Attachment -- 2.3.1 Attachment in humans -- 2.3.2 Attachment in animals -- 2.4 Summary -- References -- Further Reading -- 3 Overview of Factors Influencing Brain Development -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Epigenetics and Brain Development
3.3 Sensory Experiences Affecting Brain Development3.3.1 Effects of sensory deprivation on brain development -- 3.3.2 Effects of sensory â#x80;#x9C;enrichmentâ#x80;#x9D; on brain development -- 3.3.3 Effects of tactile stimulation on brain development -- 3.3.4 Early multilingual experiences -- 3.3.5 Early musical experiences -- 3.3.6 Effect of early stress -- 3.3.7 Effect of psychoactive drugs -- 3.3.8 Effect of parentâ#x80;#x93;infant and peer relationships -- 3.3.9 Effect of diet -- 3.3.10 Effect of poverty -- 3.3.11 Effect of brain injury
3.4 Internal Experiences Affecting Brain Development3.4.1 Role of the microbiome -- 3.4.2 Role of the immune system -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- 4 The Role of Animal Models in Developmental Brain Research -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Rise of Comparative Neurobiology -- 4.3 Research in Neurosciences -- 4.4 Development of the Central Nervous System -- 4.5 The Mixing of Genes and Environment in Development -- 4.6 Aberrant Brain Development -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- Part II Molecular Perspectives in Brain Development
Subject Brain -- Growth.
Neurobiology.
Neurobiology
Brain -- Growth
Neurobiology
Form Electronic book
Author Kolb, Bryan
ISBN 012804084X
9780128040843