Infant Brain Development: Formation of the Mind and the Emergence of Consciousness [Hardcover]

This book discusses the main milestones of early brain development and the emergence of consciousness, within and outside the mothers 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 covered:

?         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.

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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

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