Changing brains : essays on neuroplasticity in honor of Helen J. Neville / edited by Aaron J. Newman and Giordana Grossi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Newman, Aaron J., editor.

Grossi, Giordana, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuroplasticity.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, England : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

This book celebrates the pioneering work and contributions of Helen J. Neville, who conducted seminal neuroimaging work using electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaginf (fMRI) to illustrate the role that experience plays in shaping the brain. Bringing together her former students, collaborators, and colleagues, the book presents essays and original empirical research that pay tribute to Helen Neville's groundbreaking work. The chapters discuss her contributions to our knowledge of neuroplasticity in perception, attention, and language, and how they inspired more recent developments in these and related areas, such as work on deafness (changes in sign language processing with age and the effects of cochlear implants on language development), the early stages of reading, memory consolidation during sleep, and the connection between attentional and memory systems. The book also discusses her strong commitment to rigorous science that could be translated into real-world practice through social interventions to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes. It additionally includes short poems by Marta Kutas interspersed between chaptersthat are inspired by Helen's work and highlight her contributions, values, and ideas. The book showcases Helen Neville's legacy to the field of neuroscience andis a must-read for all students and researchers of neuroplasticity and developmental cognitive neuroscience.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of contributors

Foreword: being a scientist in the Neville tradition: Ten things I learned from Helen

Introduction

Interlude 1 Thanks, you guys!

1 Development and plasticity of selective auditory attention in early childhood

Interlude 2 A big fat P3

2 Allocation of auditory spatial selective attention in action video game players

Interlude 3 Structure and content

3 The roles of age of acquisition, proficiency, and first language on second language processing

4 Exploring the effects of aging on language abilities in deaf signers

5 Changes in occipito-temporal cortex with literacy: electrophysiological evidence

6 Reading in deaf individuals: examining the role of visual word form area

Interlude 4 One less sense isn't nonsense

7 Deafness and signed language: implications of Helen Neville's neuroplasticity research for children receiving cochlear implants

Interlude 5 Sound or sign

8 Making memories last: how sleep promotes neuroplasticity

Interlude 6 The importance of parenting

9 Changing brains for social justice

Interlude 7 A double-edged sword

10 Exploring common mechanisms of brain development and adult plasticity in humans and rodents

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-34235-7

1-000-82759-3

9780429342356

OCLC:

1352973262