Child Development and the Brain: An Introduction

About this book

This accessibly written textbook explores how our increasing knowledge of neuroscience and advances in methods of investigation is changing our understanding of child development. Packed full of images case studies reflection points further reading suggestions and a full glossary of technical terms it examines key aspects of development such as emotion memory learning perception and language as well as neurodevelopmental disorders. It is designed to introduce undergraduate students on social science courses to the science behind the brain looking at how it is structured and how it develops from a tiny cluster of cells into a complex dynamic structure that controls every aspect of our very existence.