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The newborn brain : neuroscience and clinical applications / [edited by] Hugo Lagercrantz [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cambridge medicine (Series)
- Cambridge medicine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Developmental neurobiology.
- Brain--Growth.
- Brain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 412 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Development of the brain and the emergence of the mind constitute some of the most important concerns of contemporary biology. Disturbances during fetal life may have profound implications for a child's future neurological and psychological development, which can in turn impact society. The new edition of this highly respected work presents a comprehensive review of the basic mechanisms of brain development and the pathophysiology of disorders of the infant brain, written by a team of distinguished neuroscientists, neonatologists, and neuropediatricians. The book follows the main milestones of brain development, from formation of the neural tube and wiring of the neurons in the brain. Neurotrophic factors, neurotransmitters, glial cell biology, cerebral circulation development of sensory functions are all described in detail. Furthermore, there are more philosophical chapters on the evolution of the brain and the emergence of consciousness. Clinical considerations are highlighted where relevant.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Chapter 1 Reflections on the origins of the human brain; Section 1 Making of the brain; Section 2 Sensory systems and behavior; Section 3 Radiological and neurophysiological investigations; Section 4 Clinical aspects; Section 5 Follow-up; Section 6 Consciousness; Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-511-84647-9
- 1-107-21194-8
- 1-283-14946-X
- 0-511-71322-3
- 9786613149466
- 0-511-72254-0
- 0-511-71447-5
- 0-511-71239-1
- 0-511-71184-0
- 0-511-71572-2
- OCLC:
- 647929550
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