Foundations of Neural Development

This textbook on developmental neuroscience covers topics in the chronological order in which they appear in brain development. It emphasizes an evolutionary perspective of the human brain, as well as a philosophical perspective in relation to what philosophers have said about brain development and neuroscience, discussed in three brief chapters. It begins with chapters on the order of ontogeny, including cell differentiation and neural induction, the development of a body pattern, neurogenesis and neural migration, neural differentiation, axonal pathfinding, synapse formation, and apoptosis, followed by chapters on activity-guided, experience-guided, and socially guided neural development. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

S. Marc Breedlove, the Barnett Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at Michigan State University, has written over 130 scientific articles investigating the role of hormones in shaping the developing and adult nervous system, publishing in journals including Science, Nature, Nature Neuroscience, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. He is also passionate about teaching--in the classroom, and in the greater community through interviews with the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Newsweek, as well as broadcast programs such as All Things Considered, Good Morning America, and Sixty Minutes. He has active grant support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Breedlove is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Psychological Science.