Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan: A Neuroconstructivist Approach

by Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Emily K. Farran

Nowadays, it is widely accepted that there is no single influence (be it nature or nurture) on cognitive development. Cognitive abilities emerge as a result of interactions between gene expression, cortical and subcortical brain networks, and environmental influences. In recent years, our study of neurodevelopmental disorders has provided much valuable information on how genes, brain development, behaviour, and environment interact to influence development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199594813
• ISBN13: 9780199594818
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.7"