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Thoroughly examining brain-behavior relationships in atypically developing children, this important volume integrates theories and data from multiple disciplines. Leading authorities present research on specific clinical problems, including autism, Williams syndrome, learning and language disabilities, ADHD, and issues facing infants of diabetic mothers. In addition, the effects of social stress and maltreatment on brain development and behavior are reviewed. Demonstrating the uses of cutting-edge methods from developmental neuroscience, developmental psychology, and cognitive science, the contributors emphasize the implications of their findings for real-world educational and clinical practices. Illustrations include eight pages in full color.
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Coch (education, Dartmouth College) et al. present 13 chapters of research on brain-behavior connections in atypically developing children. Contributors, who are education, psychology, neuroscience, and other scholars from the US and Europe, take a transdisciplinary approach to the study of atypical development and consider how these findings can inform understanding of human development. Chapters discuss autism, Williams syndrome, dyslexia, dyspraxia, language, number sense and dyscalculia, ADHD, responses to stress, child maltreatment, and the development of the corticolimbic system. The book's audience is neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, developmental and clinical psychologists, educators, and psychiatrists, as well as graduate students. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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