During the past years there has been rapid progress in the understanding of how early life stress impacts psychopathology in children. The first two parts of this book present the basic principles of brain development and describe the most important neuronal systems. This includes systems involved in emotion processing, cognitive control, and social processes. These first two general sections are followed by an overview about recent research on various neuronal and psychiatric disorders, where environmental exposures and altered brain development play an important role: sleep, autism, ADHD and other developmental forms of psychopathology.
Author(s): Susan L. Andersen, Daniel S. Pine (eds.)
Series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences 16
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 370
Tags: Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Neurobiology
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
The Neurobiology of Childhood Structural Brain Development: Conception Through Adulthood....Pages 3-17
Signaling Mechanisms of Axon Guidance and Early Synaptogenesis....Pages 19-48
Connectivity....Pages 49-77
Sensitive Periods for Hormonal Programming of the Brain....Pages 79-108
The Importance of Early Experiences for Neuro-Affective Development....Pages 109-129
The Role of Corticolimbic Circuitry in the Development of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents....Pages 133-148
The Emergence of Cognitive Control Abilities in Childhood....Pages 149-166
Neural Systems Underlying Reward and Approach Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 167-188
What the Laboratory Rat has Taught us About Social Play Behavior: Role in Behavioral Development and Neural Mechanisms....Pages 189-212
Building a Social Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder....Pages 215-233
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder....Pages 235-266
Neurobiology of Schizophrenia Onset....Pages 267-295
A Systems Neuroscience Approach to the Pathophysiology of Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorders....Pages 297-317
Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Taking an RDoC(ish) Approach....Pages 319-336
Sleep in Childhood and Adolescence: Age-Specific Sleep Characteristics, Common Sleep Disturbances and Associated Difficulties....Pages 337-365
Back Matter....Pages 367-370
