Neural Plasticity Across the Lifespan
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-84872-280-4 (ISBN)
The book provides an integrated overview of contemporary research on neural plasticity - the process by which the brain can change in structure and function to cope with new experiences and react to the effects of acquired damage or sensory deprivation. It reviews data on plasticity in the developing brain, looking at both typical and atypical development, alongside clinical and observational research on the adult population. It covers a number of key topics, including:
different forms of neural plasticity
factors affecting neural plasticity (ageing and gender),
neural plasticity in language acquisition, memory and bodily self-consciousness
mechanisms of repair – plasticity following sensory deprivation and acquired brain damage.
This is an accessible overview of an emerging field of research which has fundamental implications for how we perceive our potential to change throughout our lives. It will be essential reading for all students of cognitive development, cognitive neuroscience and lifespan development.
Gianfranco Denes is a Neurologist. He has been Director of the Neurological Unit at City Hospital, Venice, Italy, and taught Neuropsychology and Neurolinguistics at the Universities of Padova and Venice. His research field spanned many aspects of Cinical Neuropsychology, from language disorders (aphasia) to impairments of memory and spatial knowledge following acquired brain lesions.
Preface Section 1: Introducing Plasticity 1. Plasticity: A Tentative Definition 2. Neural Plasticity: General Principles Section 2: The Role of Specific Factors on Neural Plasticity 3. The Impact of Demographic Factors in Shaping Neural Plasticity Section 3: Specific Skills 4 Language and Neural Plasticity 5. Memory Skills and Brain Plasticity 6. The Self and its Brain Selected 4: The Mechanisms of Repair 7. Sensory Deprivation and Neural Plasticity 8. Plasticity and Recovery of Brain Damage
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.12.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | 7 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 362 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-84872-280-X / 184872280X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84872-280-4 / 9781848722804 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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