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Overview
"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 and neuroscientists with what has been learned about human psychological development and to acquaint developmental psychologists with the biological evidence. The hope is that each group will gain a richer appreciation of both knowledge corpora." This book will appeal to neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and their students.Synopsis
To acquaint developmental biologists and neuroscientists with what has been learned about human psychological development and to introduce developmental psychologists to current biological evidence, Kagan (developmental psychology, Harvard) and Herschkowitz (pediatrics, U. of Bern) summarize some initial conclusions about human development and brain growth, based on recent research. They propose that development is the process of experience working on a brain that is undergoing significant biological maturation. The authors note that the current state of knowledge does not permit firm conclusions, and they encourage further study. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR