CiNii Books - The changing nervous system : neurobehavioral consequences of early brain disorders

The hippocampus and parietal cortex have been implicated in various core spatial behaviors, such as the ability to localise and navigate to an object. Damage to these areas in animals and humans impairs these spatial functions. This collection of papers, written by internationally recognized experts in the field, reviews the evidence that each area is involved in spatial cognition, examines the mechanisms underlying the generation of spatial behaviors, and considers the relative roles of the hippocampal and parietal areas, including how each interacts with the other. The papers integrate a wide range of theoretical and experimental approaches, and touch on broader issues related to memory and imagery. As such, this book offers the most up-to-date research on the neural basis of spatial cognition. It should be of interest to anyone working in the fields of cognitive science, neuroanatomy, neuropsychology, and general cognition.

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Part I SHAPING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 1: Philip G. Nelson, Roger Davenport: Wiring the Brain: Activity Dependent and Activity Independent Development of Synaptic Circuits 2: Mark R. Rosenzweig: Effects of Differential Experience on Brain and Cognition Throughout the Life Span 3: William T. Greenough, James E. Black, Anna Klintsova, Kathy E. Bates, Ivan Jeanne Weiler: Experience and Plasticity in Brain Structure: Possible Implications of Basic Research Finding For Developmental Disorders Part II MECHANISMS OF REORGANIZATION 4: Craig H. Bailey: Structural Changes Underlying Long-Term Memory 5: Asaf Keller: The Role of Intrinsic Circuitry in Motor Cortex Plasticity 6: Bertram R. Payne: Immature Visual Cortex Lesions: Global Rewiring, Neural Adaptations, and Behavioral Sparing Part III NEURODEVELOPMENTAL COURSE OF EARLY BRAIN DISORDERS 7: H. Julia Hannay, Jack M. Fletcher, Michael E. Brandt: The Role of the Corpus Callosum in the Cognitive Development of Children with Congenital Brain Malformations 8: Maureen Dennis, C. Ross Hetherington, Brenda J. Spiegler, Marcia A. Barnes: Functional Consequences of Congenital Cerebellar Dysmorphologies and Acquired Cerebellar Lesions of Childhood 9: Barry Gordon, Dana Boatman, Ronald P. Lesser, John Hart, Jr.: Recovery from Acquired Reading and Naming Deficits Following Focal Cerebral Resection 10: Elizabeth Bates: Plasticity, Localization and Language Development 11: Dorothy M. Aram: Neuroplasticity: Evidence from Unilateral Brain Lesions in Children 12: Marian Sigman and Norman Kim: Continuity and Change in the Development of Children with Autism 13: Eric Courchesne, Rachel Yeung Courchesne, Karen Pierce: Biological and Behavioral Heterogeneity in Autism: Role of Pleiotropy an Epigenesis Part IV INTERVENTIONS 14: Susan J. Landry: Issues in Developing Effective Interventions 15: Michael M. Merzenich, Gabrielle Saunders, William M. Jenkins, Steven Miller, Bret Peterson, Paula Tallal: Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Listening Training and Language Abilities Part V CONCLUSIONS 16: Bennett A. Shaywitz: Development, Learning, and Neuroplasticity: Where We Are Now

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