Infant Brain Development: Formation of the Mind and the Emergence of Consciousness

by Hugo Lagercrantz

This book discusses the main milestones of early brain development and the emergence of consciousness, within and outside the mother’s environment, with a particular focus on the preterm infant. These insights offer new perspectives on issues concerning fetal pain, awareness in newborns, and the effects of current digital media on the developing infant brain. Among the topics
· Brain patterning, neural proliferation, and migration. · The stress of being born and first breaths. · The stream of consciousness. · Parenting and stimulating the brain of the child. · The moral status of the fetus and the infant. Infant Brain Development is an excellent resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students across a variety of disciplines including developmental psychology, pediatrics, neurobiology, neuroscience, obstetrics, nursing and medical ethics. It is written with historic and philosophical remarks of interest for a broad readership. --- “This book is a joy to read for anyone interested in understanding where biology is heading in the 21st century, and it is essential for those who work in child development.”
Eric Kandel, University Professor, Columbia University, Co-Director, Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Nobel Laureate in Medicine 2000 "With the precision of a scientist, the depth of a philosopher, and the heart and sensitivity of a pediatrician, Hugo Lagercrantz weaves a story as readable and engrossing as any mystery novel, linking brain, genes, the environment, and behavior to explain the development of the mind of a newborn. A tour de force !"
Patricia K. Kuhl, The Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, University of Washington “This book is a noble and valiant effort by Dr. Lagercrantz to explain the immensely complex issue of normal and pathological development of the human brain in simple terms that are accessible to the general public.”
Pasko Rakic, Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine

167 pages, Hardcover

Published October 31, 2016

Reviews

[Joel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Läste den på svenska, men den versionen fanns inte här. Den är onekligen nyttig, men marknadsförs enbart på basis av den sista tiondelen där han talar allmänt om barnets praktiska utvecklingssteg. I den delen ger boken en skev bild av barnets utveckling, genom att inte inflika de individuella variationernas betydelse. För den som är intresserad av hjärnans utveckling, visst är den läsvärd (kort), men det finns säkert bättre böcker för det.

[Geferson · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

Even though I don't understand the most technical explanations, I managed to get what I wanted from the book: to understand how different actions affect the baby's brain development.