TY - BOOK AU - Stiles,Joan TI - The Fundamentals of brain development: integrating nature and nurture SN - 9780674026742 U1 - 612.82 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge PB - Harvard University Press KW - Brain KW - embryology KW - Growth KW - growth & development. Mental Disorders KW - etiology KW - Nature and nurture KW - Neurons KW - physiology KW - Neuropsychology N1 - In a remarkable synthesis of the research of the last two decades, a leading developmental neuroscientist provides psychologists with a sophisticated introduction to the brain--the system that underpins the functions that they study. In clear terms, with ample illustrations, Joan Stiles explains the complexities of genetic variation and transcription, and the variable paths of neural development, from embryology through early childhood. She describes early developmental processes from gene expression to physiology to behavior. Sections on clinical correlations show the consequences for later physiological, neurological, or psychological disturbances in neural development ER -