Neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan
Subtitle: a neuroconstructivist approach
By: edited by Emily K. Farran and Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Series: Oxford series in developmental cognitive neuroscience; Oxford series in developmental cognitive neuroscience
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780199594818
Subjects: Developmental disabilities; Cognition; Developmental psychology; Developmental neurobiology; Williams syndrome
Description: This text presents evidence on development across the lifespan across multiple levels of description (genetic, brain cognitive, environmental). The authors use a well-defined disorder - Williams syndrome - to explore the impact of genes brain development, and behaviour as well as the individual's environment on development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.