The Newborn Brain: Neuroscience and Clinical Applications

Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2, 1/7/2010
EAN 9780521889759, ISBN10: 0521889758

Hardcover, 426 pages, 25.3 x 19.8 x 2.5 cm
Language: English

Development of the brain and the emergence of the mind constitute some of the most important concerns of contemporary biology. Disturbances during fetal life may have profound implications for a child's future neurological and psychological development, which can in turn impact society. The new edition of this highly respected work presents a comprehensive review of the basic mechanisms of brain development and the pathophysiology of disorders of the infant brain, written by a team of distinguished neuroscientists, neonatologists, and neuropediatricians. The book follows the main milestones of brain development, from formation of the neural tube and wiring of the neurons in the brain. Neurotrophic factors, neurotransmitters, glial cell biology, cerebral circulation development of sensory functions are all described in detail. Furthermore, there are more philosophical chapters on the evolution of the brain and the emergence of consciousness. Clinical considerations are highlighted where relevant.

List of contributors
1. Reflections on the origins of the human brain Jean-Pierre Changeux
Part I. Making of the Brain
2. The molecular basis of central nervous system development Ola Hermanson and Urban Lendahl
Historical box 1
3. Holoprosencephaly and microcephaly vera
perturbations of proliferations Verne S. Caviness Jr, Pradeep G. Bhide and Richard S. Nowakowski
Historical box 2
4. Neuronal migration Sandrine Passemard, Angela M. Kaindl, Virginia Leverche, Pascal Dournaud and Pierre Gressens
5. Synaptogenesis in the neocortex of the newborn
the ultimate frontier for individuation? Jean-Pierre Bourgeois
6. Neurotrophic factors in brain development Thomas Ringstedt
Historical box 3
7. Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators Eric Herlenius and Hugo Lagercrantz
Historical box 4
8. Glial cell biology Arne Schousboe and Helle S. Waagepetersen
Part II. Sensory Systems and Behavior
9. Development of the somatosensory system Sandra Rees, David Walker and Ernest Jennings
10. Principles of endogenous and sensory activity-dependent brain development
the visual system Anna A. Penn and Carla J. Shatz
Historical box 5
11. Fetal and neonatal development of the auditory system S. Allen Counter
12. Newborn behaviour and perception Elena V. Kushnerenko and Mark H. Johnson
Part III. Radiological and Neurophysiological Investigation
13. Imaging the infant brain Mary A. Rutherford
14. Electroencephalography and amplitude-integrated EEG Lena Hellström-Westas and Ingemar Rosén
15. Emergence of spontaneous and evoked EEG activity in the human brain Sampsa Vanhatalo and Kai Kaila
Part IV. Clinical Aspects
16. Perinatal infections and brain injuries Donald Peebles
17. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Deanna L. Taylor, Grisha Pirianov, A. David Edwards and Henrik Hagberg
18. Clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in the full-term infant Andrew Whitelaw and Marianne Thoresen
19. Clinical aspects of brain injury in the preterm infant Michael Weindling
Part V. Follow-Up
20. Injury and recovery in the developing brain Koray Özduman and Laura R. Ment
21. Development of motor functions in health and disease Mijna Hadders-Algra and Hans Forssberg
22. Antenatal glucocorticoids and programming of neuroendocrine function and behavior Stephen G. Matthews and Amita Kapoor
Part VI. Consciousness
23. On the emergence of consciousness Hugo Lagercrantz and Jean-Pierre Changeux
Index.

'... wonderful book ... The editors smoothly transition from the bench to the bedside by examining techniques the clinician can use to evaluate the state of brain development and injury ... At a time when there is rapidly improving understanding of brain development and neonatal brain injury, this book should be of interest to scientists and clinicians alike.' Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine