Poverty and brain development during childhood
Subtitle: an approach from cognitive psychology and neuroscience
By: Sebastián J. Lipina, Jorge A. Colombo
Contributors: Colombo, Jorge A., 1939-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association; American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781433804458
Subjects: Brain; Growth; Poverty; Child development deviations; Cognitive neuroscience; Psychological aspects; Developmental neurophysiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Conceptualization and measurement of poverty; title: Experimental models: effects of physical and social privation on brain development; title: Effects of poverty on development I: health, educational, and psychometric perspectives; title: Effects of poverty on development II: neuroscience perspectives; title: Intervention programs; title: Contributions to public policies.