The Changing Nervous System
Neurobehavioral Consequences of Early Brain Disorders
Published on 29. July 1999
Book
Hardback
428 pages
978-0-19-512193-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"The book is well written and illustrated. The editors have done and admirable job of modifying the text to include appropriate references to material in other chapters." --Annals of the Royal College of Physicins and Surgeons of Canada"This book provides a useful review of the mechanisms of neural plasticity and reorganization that underlie such recovery and describes many examples. It is a must for anyone interested in current research on neural plasticity and its application to the problems of early damage to the nervous system. All the chapters display a commendably high standard of writing, which make them not only interesting but also easy to read." -- John Stein, Trends in
Neuroscience
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
13 halftones, numerous line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512193-3 (9780195121933)
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Sarah H. Broman | Jack M. Fletcher
The Changing Nervous System
Neurobehavioral Consequences of Early Brain Disorders
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Content
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
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