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| Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Atypical Development |
Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Atypical Development
Edited by Donna Coch, Geraldine Dawson, and Kurt W. Fisher (2007)
“In this valuable collection, leading
scientists present the latest findings about the biological bases
of developmental disorders, including dyslexia, autism, and attentional
deficits. The book also includes early markers for these disorders,
as well as appropriate educational interventions.”
—Howard Gardner, PhD
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Summary
Synthesizing the breadth of current knowledge on
brain-behavior relationships in atypically developing children,
this important volume integrates theories and data from multiple
disciplines. Leading authorities present their latest research on
specific clinical problems; in addition, the effects of social stress
and maltreatment on brain development and behavior are thoroughly reviewed.
Demonstrating the uses of cutting-edge methods from developmental neuroscience,
developmental psychology, and cognitive science, the contributors
emphasize the implications of their findings for real-world educational and clinical practices.
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| Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Typical Development |
Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Typical Development
Edited by Donna Coch, Geraldine Dawson, and Kurt W. Fisher (2007)
“Provides expert guidance on what is
known – and what remains to be learned – about both the mechanisms
common to all humans and the differences that form the basis of individuality.”
—Michael I. Posner, PhD
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Summary
This state-of-the-science volume brings together
leading authorities from multiple disciplines to examine
the relationship between brain development and behavior in
typically developing children. Presented are innovative
cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that shed light
on brain-behavior connections in infancy and toddlerhood
through adolescence. Chapters explore the complex interplay
of neurobiological and environmental influences in the development
of memory, language, reading, inhibitory control, and other core
aspects of cognitive, emotional, and social functioning.
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| Autism
& Asperger Syndrome |
A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome
and High-Functioning Autism
How to Meet the Challenges and Help
Your Child Thrive
Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, and James
McPartland (2002)
Summary
Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism
are detected earlier and more accurately today than ever
before. Children and teens with these disorders often stand
out for their precocious intelligence and language abilities—yet
profound social difficulties can limit every aspect of their
lives. This hopeful, compassionate guide shows parents how
to work with their children's unique impairments and capabilities
to help them learn to engage more fully with the world and
live as self-sufficiently as possible. From leading experts
in the field, the book is packed with practical ideas for
helping children relate more comfortably to peers, learn
the rules of appropriate behavior, and participate more
fully in school and family life. It also explains what scientists
currently know about autistic spectrum disorders and how
they are diagnosed and treated. Real-life success stories,
problem-solving ideas, and matter-of-fact advice on everything
from educational placements to career planning make this
an indispensable reference that families will turn to again
and again.
Contents
Preface
I. Understanding Asperger Syndrome
and High-Functioning Autism
1. What Are Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism?
2. The Diagnostic Process
3. Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders
4. Treatments for Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning
Autism
II. Living with Asperger Syndrome and
High-Functioning Autism
5. Channeling Your Child's Strengths: A Guiding Principle
6. Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
at Home
7. Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
at School
8. The Social World of Children and Adolescents with
Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
9. Looking Ahead: Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning
Autism in Late Adolescence and Adulthood
Resources
Book Review:
Click HERE to read the review.
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Autism: Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment
Geraldine Dawson, Editor (1999)
New York: Guilford Press.
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| Brain Development and Experience |
Human Behavior and the Developing
Brain
How to Meet the Challenges and Help
Your Child Thrive
Edited by Geraldine Dawson and Kurt W.
Fischer (1994)
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“We have long lacked an integrated
account of the neural mechanisms underlying behavioral
development, even though there has been rapid, but separate
progress in both developmental psychology and neuroscience.
Now Dawson and Fischer have
provided a much needed synthesis in their
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN; the emerging
interdiscipline of developmental neuropsychology finally
has a text! This book is a wonderful
addition to the Decade of the Brain, one
which takes development, brain, and behavior each as
seriously as they need to be taken, and forges genuinely
new links among them. Developmental psychologists, child
clinicians, and develop mental neuroscientists will
all find much of value in this volume.”
—Bruce Pennington,
University of Denver |
“A lovely volume that fills
a void... .This book will provide the reader with an
excellent overview of research on electrophysiology
of brain development and behavior. It also includes
some very good reviews of basic brain development and
will serve as a very good supplemental text in a graduate
course. This volume will be extremely valuable to a
very broad audience, especially for researchers who
want an overview of the area, as well as for professionals
working within the field.”
—Megan Gunnar,
Institute of Child Development |
Over the past few decades, innovative, non-invasive
techniques for studying the activity of the brain have provided
new insights into brain-behavior relations. Now, develop
mental scientists are using these techniques with young
infants and children to shed light on the neural underpinnings
of the developmental process. This highly enlightened text
brings together a group of world-renowned scientists who
believe, and demonstrate, that understanding brain-behavior
relations from a developmental standpoint will yield fresh
and unique insights into human nature.
This volume is distinguished by its breadth
of topics, which include the development of memory, cognition,
and emotions, and individual differences in these domains.
This is one of a limited number of texts that provide a
voice for a growing new generation of developmentalists
interested in the brain.
The editors divide the book into four sections.
Section one provides a historical review and broad theoretical
framework for considering brain-behavior relations from
a develop mental perspective. The role of electrophysiology
(EEG) in developmental research is also examined. Chapters
in section two focus on developmental changes in the brain,
as indexed by changes in synaptic connections, glucose metabolism,
and EEC power and coherence. Using changes in neural activity
as indicators of important developmental transitions, a
biological perspective on human psychological development
is offered.
Section three addresses concepts of developing
brain behavior relations. Neural correlates of developmental
processes pertaining to memory, emotional expression and
emotion regulation, spatial representation, and language
are discussed. Finally, section four examines brain activity
as a predictor of individual differences in behavior. Authors
explore the use of electrophysiological measures in early
infancy to explain individual differences in temperament,
affective style, language, and attentional abilities.
While accessible to those with little background
in the neurosciences, this book adequately portrays the
complexity and depth of brain-behavior relations in development.
An important resource for investigators in the fields of
developmental psychology, neuropsychology, behavioral neuroscience,
clinical psychology, and education, it also serves as a
textbook for graduate students, especially advanced students
of human psychological development.
Contents
I. THEORY AND
METHOD.
1. Dynamic Development of Coordination
of Components in Brain and Behavior: A Framework for Theory
and Research, Fischer & Rose.
2. Developmental Psychology and Brain
Development: A Historical Perspective, Segalowitz.
3. The Role of Quantified Electroencephalography
in Psychological Research, Duffy.
II. THE DEVELOPING
BRAIN.
4. Synaptogenesis in Human Cerebral Cortex,
Huttenlocher.
5. Development of Regional Brain Glucose
Metabolism in Relation to Behavior and Plasticity, Chungani.
6. Development of the Corticolimbic System,
Benes.
7. Development of Evoked Electrical Brain
Activity In Infancy, Thomas & Crow.
8. Cyclic Cortical Reorganization: Origins
of Human Cognitive Development, Thatcher.
III. DEVELOPING
BRAIN-BEHAVIOR RELATIONS.
9. Neural Correlates of Recognition
Memory in the First Postnatal Year, Nelson.
10. Brain Development over the First
Year of Life: Relations between Electroencephalographic
Frequency and Coherence and Cognitive and Affective Behaviors,
Be// & Fox.
11. Development of Emotional Expression
and Emotion Regulation in Infancy: Contributions of the
Frontal Lobe, Dawson.
12. Toward Understanding Commonalities
in the Development of Object Search, Detour Navigation,
Categorization, and Speech Perception, Diamond, Werker,
& Lalonde.
13. Variability in Cerebral Organization
during Primary Language Acquisition, Mills, Coffey, &
Neville.
14. Cognitive Psychophysiology: A Window
to Cognitive Development and Brain Maturation, van der Molen
& Molenaar.
IV. BRAIN ACTIVITY
AS A PREDICTOR OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR.
15. Short-Term and Long-Term Developmental Outcomes:
The Use of Behavioral and Electrophysiological Measures
in Early Infancy as Predictors, Molfese & Molfese.
16. Temperament, Affective Style, and Frontal Lobe
Asymmetry, Davidson.
17. Neonatal Electroencephalographic Organization
and Attention in Early Adolescence, Parmelee, Sigman, Garbanati,
Cohen, Beckwith, & Asarnow.
18. Dawson, G. and Fischer, K. (1994). Human Behavior
and the Developing Brain. New York: Guilford.
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