| View Larger Image | The Fundamentals of Brain Development: Integrating Nature and Nurture | Hardcoverby Joan Stiles (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Harvard University Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 440 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 28, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 363,544rd |
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In a remarkable synthesis of the research of the last two decades, a leading developmental neuroscientist provides psychologists with a sophisticated introduction to the brain--the system that underpins the functions that they study. In clear terms, with ample illustrations, Joan Stiles explains the complexities of genetic variation and transcription, and the variable paths of neural development, from embryology through early childhood. She describes early developmental processes from gene expression to physiology to behavior. Sections on clinical correlations show the consequences for later physiological, neurological, or psychological disturbances in neural development. As Stiles shows, brain development is far more complex and dynamic than is often assumed in debates about nature vs. nurture, nativism vs. cultural learning. Inherited and experienced factors interact constantly in an ever-changing organism. The key question is, what developmental processes give rise to particular structures or mechanisms? A landmark of synthesis and interdisciplinary illumination, The Fundamentals of Brain Development will enrich discussion of developmental processes and more rigorously define the terms that are central to psychological debates. (20090201) |
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Well done explanation of biological material for social scientists by A. C. Hindash (San Diego, CA)  4 Stars
February 18, 2009
While some, including a biologist who reviewed this book for the journal science, argue that psychologists do not need to understand these concepts and that further it is irrelevant whether nature or nurture play a role in development from the cell to the baby, the emerging field of psychological neuroscience needs this book as a bridging stone between the biology and psychology of development and brain activity. Stiles' review of the basic psychological debate nature versus nurture, coupled with her in depth but clear descriptions of what biologically occurs during the earliest phases of development makes this a perfect read for anyone wanting to learn more about what happens in the womb and what can effect infant and by default adult development.
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