Young mind in a growing brain

A Young Mind in a Growing Brain summarizes some initial conclusions that follow simultaneous examination of the psychological milestones of human development during its first decade and what has been learned about brain growth. This volume proposes that development is the process of experience worki...

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Main Author: Kagan, Jerome (-)
Other Authors: Herschkowitz, Elinore Chapman
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum 2005.
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Summary:A Young Mind in a Growing Brain summarizes some initial conclusions that follow simultaneous examination of the psychological milestones of human development during its first decade and what has been learned about brain growth. This volume proposes that development is the process of experience working on a brain that is undergoing significant biological maturation. Experience counts, but only when the brain has developed to the point of being able to process, encode, and interact with these new environmental experiences. This book's aim is to acquaint developmental biologists an
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-294) and index.
ISBN:9781282326781
9786612326783
9781410613592