Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience - 5th Edition by Michelle D H de Haan & Iroise Dumontheil & Mark H Johnson (Paperback)

About the Book

"Developmental cognitive neuroscience is an interdisciplinary scientific field devoted to understanding psychological processes and their neurological bases during development, which has grown into a main discipline since its beginnings in the late 1980s. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience: An Introduction, has been the leading textbook over this time, and has evolved with the field over its previous four editions. The latest fourth edition was published in 2015. Since then, there has been major advancements in methods and analysis, application of the approach to clinical, educational and global health settings, and increasing longitudinal research focusing on understanding the mechanisms of development across the prenatal to early adulthood period. There is now a dire need for an updated edition to reflect these developments. The scope of this book is to provide an accessible introduction to the main methods, theories and empirical findings within developmental cognitive neuroscience in typical development from prenatal to early adulthood, focusing on human development, but including other comparative work that highlight relevant processes. The new edition will also cover research in clinical/medical populations, educational applications, and global health"--

Book Synopsis

Landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behavior during infancy, childhood, and adolescence

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience provides an accessible introduction to the main methods, theories, and empirical findings of developmental cognitive neuroscience. The focus is on human development from in utero to early adulthood, but key comparative work is also included. This new edition covers research in clinical/medical populations, educational applications and major advancements in methods and analysis, in particular with increasing longitudinal research focusing on understanding the mechanisms of cognitive development. It also contains a new chapter on global and cross-cultural perspectives outlining how developmental cognitive neuroscience has been applied in different settings and how techniques can be successfully adapted.

The text features a variety of student-friendly features such as chapter-end discussion, applications of basic research, and introductions to key experimental methods. An accompanying related resource website for students and educators that includes a test bank of multiple choice questions is also provided.

Other sample topics covered in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience include:

• Biology of change, methods, and populations, from gene to brain, building a brain, and vision, orienting, and attention
• Perceiving and acting in a world of objects, learning, and long-term memory, language, and prefrontal cortex, working memory, and decision-making
• Perceiving and acting in the social world, educational neuroscience, interactive specialization, and integrating development cognitive neuroscience
• Mid-childhood and adolescent development, social cognition and neuroimaging, and broader cognitive neuroscience approaches and theory

With expansive yet accessible coverage of the subject, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience is an ideal resourcefor upper level undergraduate and early postgraduate readers. The text will further appeal to professionals in fields that have adopted developmental cognitive neuroscience approaches, such as education, clinical psychology, pediatric medicine and global health.

From the Back Cover

Landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behavior during infancy, childhood, and adolescence

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience provides an accessible introduction to the main methods, theories, and empirical findings within developmental cognitive neuroscience in typical development from prenatal to early adulthood, focusing on human development but including other comparative work that highlights relevant processes. This new edition also covers research in neurodiverse populations, educational applications, and global health, along with major advancements in methods and analysis, with increasing longitudinal research focusing on understanding the mechanisms of development across the prenatal to early adulthood period.

The text features a variety of student-friendly features such as chapter-end discussion, applications of basic research, and material on recent technological breakthroughs. An accompanying related resources website for students that includes a test bank of multiple choice questions is also included.

The new edition also contains a new chapter on global and cross cultural perspectives outlining how developmental cognitive neuroscience has been applied in different settings and how to adapt techniques.

Other sample topics covered in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience include:

• Biology of change, methods and populations, from gene to brain, building a brain, and vision, orienting, and attention
• Perceiving and acting in a world of objects, learning from long-term memory, language, and prefrontal cortex, working memory, and decision-making
• Perceiving and acting in the social world, educational neuroscience, interactive specialization, and integrating development cognitive neuroscience
• Mid-childhood and adolescent development, social cognition and neuroimaging, and broader cognitive neuroscience approaches and theory

With expansive yet accessible coverage of the subject, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience is an ideal resource for upper level undergraduate and early postgraduate readers. The text will further appeal to professionals in fields that have adapted DCN approaches, such as education, clinical psychology, and global health.

"Our knowledge of both typical and atypical human brain development has expanded exponentially over the past decade. For those looking for a single resource regarding recent advances in developmental cognitive neuroscience, look no further. In the 5^th edition of this bestselling book, one finds a highly authoritative, readable and comprehensive treatise on the intersection of brain and behavioral development. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the neural bases of human development."
--Charles A. Nelson III, Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School &Professor of Education Harvard University, USA

"I am very impressed by this book, it is a must-read for anyone wanting to know about developmental cognitive neuroscience; the authors are world-leading authorities in this field. Absolutely highly recommended!"
--Eveline Crone Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in Society, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor in Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands

"This significant work allows an unprecedented lens into the pivotal constellations of the developing brain and sets the benchmark for how we approach a new era in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. This timely 5th edition reveals the magnificent labyrinth underlying early neurodevelopment from the capturing of tiny changes in the electrical activity of infant brains to the forging of new scientific fields. In particular, the field of educational neuroscience is a promising portal for translation of new scientific findings and methodologies and their implementation in the classroom and beyond."
--Kim Cornish Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor & Director, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Australia

About the Author

MICHELLE de HAAN, PhD is Professor in Infant and Child Development at University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, UK. She is Editor of Developmental Science, and an international figure in the field of clinical and developmental social and cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on the early years and electrophysiological and behavioural methods.

IROISE DUMONTHEIL, PhD., is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London. Her research focuses on the typical development of the brain, cognition and behaviour during childhood and adolescence, in particular in the domains of social cognition and cognitive control, and on potential implications of neuroscience research for education.

MARK H. JOHNSON, FBA, PhD., is Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Professor at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London. A founding leader of developmental cognitive neuroscience, his research focuses on both the typical and atypical development of the brain, cognition and behaviour over the first three years postnatal.