The Infant Mind - Hardcover

Richard M. Restak, M.D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385195311 ISBN 13: 9780385195317

Publisher: Doubleday, 1986

Synopsis

The author examines recent discoveries in infant behavioral research, explores the changing attitudes toward what is important for an infant's physical and emotional development, and offers case histories for identifying potential problem areas in infant/parent relationships

About this title

From Library Journal:

At birth the human brain has virtually all the neurons it is going to have; however, actual brain tissue doubles by age one and doubles again by age six. Dr. Restak, a neurologist and author of The Brain (the tie-in book with the PBS series of the same name), shows us how brain structure evolves from conception to old age. Using a minimum of technical terms he describes how and when neurons, nerve cells and fibers, synapses, neurotransmitters, and dendrites develop. He also correlates information on biological processes with past and present studies on infant behavior to provide a fascinating and informative account of infant development. Restak ably demonstrates that the fetal and infant brain is not an immature version of the adult brain but a unique and wondrous organ evolving in response to its changing environment. Jodith Janes, University Hospitals of Cleveland Lib.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0385195311
• ISBN 13: 9780385195317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 274