Developmental cognitive neuroscience : an introduction

Author(s)

• Johnson, Mark H. (Mark Henry)

Bibliographic Information

Developmental cognitive neuroscience : an introduction

Mark H. Johnson

（Fundamentals of cognitive neuroscience / general editors, Martha J. Farah and Mark H. Johnson, v. 1）

Blackwell, 1997

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-231) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Developmental cognitive neuroscience is concerned with the relation between the growing brain and the development of mental processes. Bringing together recent advances in molecular biology, neural networks, and brain imaging, this interdisciplinary field is rapidly expanding and offers a cohesive account of the construction of the human mind. This book is the first comprehensive single-authored introduction to the field, and reviews the current state of knowledge in the context of an integrative theoretical framework within which the plasticity and maturation of the brain are analysed.A central theme of the book is that while there is no evidence of innate cognitive representations in the cortex, the type and location of representation that subsequently emerge are constrained by several factors both intrinsic and extrinsic to the infant. Further, the elongated postnatal development of the human brain reveals a differential development of neural architecture that can be used to make predictions about sequences of cognitive development. The book also outlines a number of avenues for future research.

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. The Biology of Change. 2. Building a Brain. 3. Domains of Cognitive Development I: Vision, Orienting, and Attention. 4. Domains of Cognitive Development II: Face Recognition and Social Cognition. 5. Domains of Cognitive Development III: Memory. 6. Domains of Cognitive Development IV: Language and Reading. 7. Domains of Cognitive Development V: Frontal Cortex, Object Permanence and Planning. 8. Domains of Cognitive Development VI: Lateralization. 9. Representational Change in Development. 10. Toward an Integrated Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA2943501X
• ISBN:
  • 0631202005
  • 0631202013
• LCCN: 96016493
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 234 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QP360.5
  • DC20 : 612.8/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cognitive neuroscience
  • LCSH : Developmental psychology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA29316451