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Bibliography: Brain Development: Nature & Nurture in Infancy, Childhood & Adolescence
Type:
All Types
Age Group:
All Ages
BIBLIOGRAPHY/Resource List
Bibliography:
American Family Therapy Academy (2008, Winter). Neuroscience and family therapy:
Integrations and applications. Washington, D.C.: AFTA Monograph Series.
Calkins, et al., (2007). Biological, behavioral, and relational levels of resilience in the
context of risk for early childhood behavior problems. Development &
Psychopathology, 19, 675-700.
Cicchetti, D. & Cohen, D.J. (Eds.) (2006). Developmental psychopathology, Volume II:
Developmental neuroscience (2nd ed.)., Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Darlon, E. . (Ed.) (2007). Adolescent behavior research advances. Happauge, NY: Nova
Biomedical Books.
Epps, S. & Jackson, B.J. (2000). Empowered families, successful children: Early
intervention programs that work. Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
Feinstein, S. (2006). The Praeger handbook of learning and the brain. Westport, CT:
Praeger Publishers.
Giedd, J.N., et al., (1999). Brain development during childhood and adolescence: A
longitudinal MRI study. Nature Neuroscience, 2(10), 861-863.
Joseph, R: (1993). Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, and Behavioral Neurology. New
York, Plenum Press, 1993.
McCartney, K. & Phillips, D. (Eds.) (2006). The Blackwell handbook of early childhood
development. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Moore, Keith L.: (1974). The Developing Human Clinically Oriented Embryology.
Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders.
Romer, D. & Walker, E.F. (2007). Adolescent psychopathology and the developing
brain: Integrating brain and prevention science. New York: Oxford University
Press.
Stahl, Stephen M.:(2008). Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology Neuroscientific Basis
and Practical Applications. Third Edition. New York, Cambridge University Press,
2008.
Taylor, M.J. (2006). Neural Basis of Cognitive Development. In, Bialystok E. & Ferbus,
I.M. (Eds.), Lifespan Cognition: Mechanisms of Change, New York: Oxford
University Press, pp. 15-26.
Volkow, N.D. (2004). The adolescent brain and developmental vulnerabilities. Family
Therapy Magazine.
Waber, D.P., et al. (2007). The NIH MRI study of normal brain development:
Performance of a population based sample of healthy children aged 6 to 18
years on a neuropsychological battery. Journal of the International
Neuropsychological Society, 13, 1-18.
Waters, D.B. & Lawrence, E.C. (1993). Competence, courage & change: An approach to
family therapy. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Websites
http://www.newhorizons.org/neuro/scheibel.htm
Scheibel, Arnold, MD: (1997). Embryological Development of the Human Brain. Good lay level resource for understanding brain development.
http://www.nyas.org/ebriefreps/main.asp?intSubsectionID=574
Several well-researched slide shows on adolescence and the developing brain.
http://www.brainconnection.com/
Comprehensive compilation of information and research on the human brain.
http://www.lanecounty.org/prevention/braindevelopment/resources.htm
Single site that provides links to many resources on brain development. Excellent, one-stop resource.
http://www.childtraumaacademy.com/amazing_brain/index.html
Wonderful course on the human brain and human development, courtesy of childhood trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications
National Institute of Mental Health website provides short summaries of recent research in child and adolescent brain development.
http://captus.samhsa.gov/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health administration provides research summaries, many of which are focused on child/adolescent brain development.
http://www.strokecenter.org/education/ais_anatomy/
Provides simple images with brief explanations of brain anatomy.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/dev.html
Neuroscience for Kids Good resource for non-medical professionals/paraprofessionals who want a better understanding of brain development.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex
http://www.zerotothree.org
http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_brainFAQ
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/
View Frontline's series "Secret Life of the Brain" and see supplemental diagrams and text.
Diagrams from today's presentation:
http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/ssb/JNFig1.htm
http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_neuronMigrationAndBrainDisorders
http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/ssb/neuron.htm#myelin
Helpful books for the practitioner or parent:
What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (2000), by Lisa Eliot. Bantum Publishers.
Somewhat heady and detailed description of the science of brain development. A bit dated now, but helpful in terms of basic understanding.
Baby Minds: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will Love (2000), by S. Acredolo and S. Goodwyn. Bantum Publishers.
User friendly book with development enhancing games for infants and toddlers. Great infant intervention resource.
The Imitative Mind: Development, Evolution and Brain Bases (Cambridge Studies in Cognitive and Perceptual Development), Meltzoff & Prinz (Eds.) (2002), Cambridge University Press.Advanced writings about brain development, multi-disciplinary, comphrehensive and well-written.
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