Genes, brain, and development :
Barnes, A.Marica
Genes, brain, and development : the neurocognition of genetic disorders / edited by Marcia A. Barnes. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xvi, 220 p. ; 25 cm. - Series for the International Neuropsychological Society . - Series for the International Neuropsychological Society. .
Genetic syndromes and neurodevelopmental disorders that have a genetic basis are associated with cognitive and academic disabilities. Genes, Brain and Development reviews the connections between genes, brain, and behavior for a range of genetic disorders, and also considers lifespan and treatment issues. The content further explores what is known about development in neurogenetic disorders, particularly in the domains of language and mathematics, and shows how this knowledge is pertinent to understanding both these specific disorders, and disorders of language and math more generally. This will be essential reading for a wide range of brain scientists and developmental clinicians, including neuropsychologists, cognitive psychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, neuroscientists and geneticists.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intergenerational effects of mutations in the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene : fragile X : a model of X-linked mental retardation and neurodegeneration / Mariya Borodyanskaya ... [et al.] -- Autism : genes, anatomy, and behavioral outcome / Emma Esser, Saasha Sutera, and Deborah Fein -- Development in spina bifida : neurobiological and environmental factors / Marcia A. Barnes ... [et al.] -- Language and communication in autism spectrum disorders / Susan Ellis Weismer -- Language development in children with Williams syndrome : new insights from cross-linguistic research / Stavroula Stavrakaki -- Language in Down syndrome : a life-span perspective / Jean A. Rondal -- Genetic disorders as models of mathematics learning disability : fragile X and Turner syndromes / Melissa M. Murphy, MIchèle M.M. Mazzocco, and Michael McCloskey -- A developmental approach to genetic disorders / Sarah J. Paterson -- The use of strategies in embedded figures : tasks by boys with and without organic mild mental retardation : a review and some experimental evidence / Anastasia Alevriadou and Helen Tsakiridou.
"Genetic disorders that affect neurodevelopment are informative for understanding the relations between genes, brain, and behavior and for testing cognitive models. The chapters in the first section of this volume deal with three major neurogenetic disorders, fragile X diagnosed through its genotype often as a consequence of developmental delays, spina bifida identified in utero or at birth based on its physical phenotype - the spinal lesion, and autism, diagnosed through its behavioral phenotype in childhood, increasingly in the early preschool years"--Provided by publisher.
9780521685368 0521685362 (pbk.)
Developmental disabilities
Neurologic manifestations of general diseases.
Genetic disorders.
Psychophysiology
Developmental Disabilities
Brain
Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
Human Development.
Models, Neurological.--Genetic aspects.--Genetic aspects.--genetics.--growth & development.
616.858 / BAR
WM 140 / G32695 2010
Genes, brain, and development : the neurocognition of genetic disorders / edited by Marcia A. Barnes. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xvi, 220 p. ; 25 cm. - Series for the International Neuropsychological Society . - Series for the International Neuropsychological Society. .
Genetic syndromes and neurodevelopmental disorders that have a genetic basis are associated with cognitive and academic disabilities. Genes, Brain and Development reviews the connections between genes, brain, and behavior for a range of genetic disorders, and also considers lifespan and treatment issues. The content further explores what is known about development in neurogenetic disorders, particularly in the domains of language and mathematics, and shows how this knowledge is pertinent to understanding both these specific disorders, and disorders of language and math more generally. This will be essential reading for a wide range of brain scientists and developmental clinicians, including neuropsychologists, cognitive psychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, neuroscientists and geneticists.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intergenerational effects of mutations in the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene : fragile X : a model of X-linked mental retardation and neurodegeneration / Mariya Borodyanskaya ... [et al.] -- Autism : genes, anatomy, and behavioral outcome / Emma Esser, Saasha Sutera, and Deborah Fein -- Development in spina bifida : neurobiological and environmental factors / Marcia A. Barnes ... [et al.] -- Language and communication in autism spectrum disorders / Susan Ellis Weismer -- Language development in children with Williams syndrome : new insights from cross-linguistic research / Stavroula Stavrakaki -- Language in Down syndrome : a life-span perspective / Jean A. Rondal -- Genetic disorders as models of mathematics learning disability : fragile X and Turner syndromes / Melissa M. Murphy, MIchèle M.M. Mazzocco, and Michael McCloskey -- A developmental approach to genetic disorders / Sarah J. Paterson -- The use of strategies in embedded figures : tasks by boys with and without organic mild mental retardation : a review and some experimental evidence / Anastasia Alevriadou and Helen Tsakiridou.
"Genetic disorders that affect neurodevelopment are informative for understanding the relations between genes, brain, and behavior and for testing cognitive models. The chapters in the first section of this volume deal with three major neurogenetic disorders, fragile X diagnosed through its genotype often as a consequence of developmental delays, spina bifida identified in utero or at birth based on its physical phenotype - the spinal lesion, and autism, diagnosed through its behavioral phenotype in childhood, increasingly in the early preschool years"--Provided by publisher.
9780521685368 0521685362 (pbk.)
Developmental disabilities
Neurologic manifestations of general diseases.
Genetic disorders.
Psychophysiology
Developmental Disabilities
Brain
Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
Human Development.
Models, Neurological.--Genetic aspects.--Genetic aspects.--genetics.--growth & development.
616.858 / BAR
WM 140 / G32695 2010