The Newborn Brain
Neuroscience and Clinical Applications
Published on 6. December 2001
Book
Hardback
550 pages
978-0-521-79338-4 (ISBN)
Description
The development of the human brain is one of the most important concerns of contemporary biology, with profound implications for medicine and society. In this book a distinguished international team of clinicians, neuroscientists and geneticists presents recent findings about the basic mechanisms of brain development and the pathophysiology of the infant brain. The book follows the major milestones of brain development, from formation of the neural tube, through neurogenesis, neuronal migration, and the organization of brain wiring. Neurotrophic factors, transmitters, glial cell biology, cerebral circulation and the development of sensory functions are all described in detail, and the authors emphasize the clinical applications of basic neuroscience. Coverage extends from the normal to the disordered brain in preterm and full term infants. At a time of rapid and exciting advances in developmental neurobiology, this book provides a uniquely authoritative survey for scientists and clinicians alike.
Reviews / Votes
'... wonderful book ... The editors smoothly transition from the bench to the bedside by examining techniques the clinician can use to evaluate the state of brain development and injury ... At a time when there is rapidly improving understanding of brain development and neonatal brain injury, this book should be of interest to scientists and clinicians alike.' Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 'Because of the quality and breath of materials, it remains that this book will prove relevant and useful to the broad readership of this journal. Readers may wish a copy for their own bookshelf, but they should at least request that one is stored by their institution's library.' Psychological Medicine 'The book is elegantly written and well referenced ... As a comprehensive review of the most recent research results on brain development and its clinical application, this book is strongly recommended ...'. European Journal of Paediatric NeurologyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 Tables, unspecified; 10 Plates, color; 28 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1435 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-79338-4 (9780521793384)
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Content
Preface; 1. Reflections on the origins of the human brain Jean-Pierre Changeux; 2. Molecular mechanisms for organising the developing central nervous system Nilima Prakash and Urban Lendhal; 3. Neocortical neuronogenesis Verne S. Caviness Jr, T. Takahashi and R. S. Nowakowski; 4. Neuronal migration Pierre Gressens; 5. Synaptogenesis in the neocortex of the newborn Jean-Pierre Bourgeois; 6. Neurotrophic factors in brain development Thomas Ringstedt; 7. Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators Hugo Lagercrantz and Eric Herlenius; 8. Glial cell biology Arne Schousboe and Helle S. Waagepetersen; 9. Development of the somatosensory system Sandra Rees and John Rawson; 10. Principles of endogenous and sensory activity-dependent brain development: the visual system Anna A. Penn and Carla J. Shatz; 11. Fetal and neonatal development of the auditory system S. Allen Counter; 12. Cerebrovascular regulation in the neonate William J. Pearce; 13. The description of the early development of the human central nervous system using two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound Harm-Gerd K. Blaas and Sturla H. Eik-Nes; 14. Imaging the infant brain Olof Flodmark and A. James Barkovich; 15. Non-invasive techniques to investigate the newborn brain John S. Wyatt; 16. Electroencephalography A. M. d'Allest and M. Andre; 17. Cerebral function monitoring Lena Hellstroem-Westas; 18. Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy A. D. Edwards, H. Mehmet and H. Hagberg; 19. Clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in the full-term infant Andrew Whitelaw and Marianne Thoresen; 20. Clinical aspects of brain injury in the preterm infant Michael Weindling; 21. Development of motor functions in health and disease Mijna Hadders-Algra and Hans Forssberg; 22. Antenatal glucocorticoids and programming of the developing brain Stephen G. Matthews; Index.