Neurobiology of early infant behaviour : proceedings of an International Wallenberg Symposium at the Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, August 28-September 1, 1988

Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introductory Remarks....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Principles of Development in the Nervous System....Pages 7-18 Neurochemical Modulation of Fetal Behaviour and Excitation at Birth....Pages 19-29 On Innate and Extrinsic Determinants of Brain Development: Lessons from the Eye Chamber....Pages 31-33 Front Matter....Pages 35-35 The Development of Neuromuscular Junctions as a Model of the Generation of Neuronal Circuitry....Pages 37-50 Postnatal Synaptic Reorganization of Cat Motoneurons....Pages 51-58 Development of Postural Control in Infancy....Pages 59-67 Development of Posture and Motility in Preterm Infants....Pages 69-76 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Continuity of Pattern Generating Mechanisms in Embryonic and Posthatching Chicks....Pages 79-86 Continuity and Consequences of Behavior in Preterm Infants....Pages 87-106 An ‘Outside-in’ Approach to the Development of Leg Movement Patterns....Pages 107-118 Infant Stepping and Development of Plantigrade Gait....Pages 119-128 The Organization of Arm and Hand Movements in the Neonate....Pages 129-142 Looking: The Development of a Fundamental Skill....Pages 143-151 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 Development of Cortically Mediated Visual Processes in Human Infants....Pages 155-164 Development of Visual Cortical Selectivity: Binocularity, Orientation and Direction of Motion....Pages 165-172 Some Clinical Aspects on Abnormal Visual Development....Pages 173-177 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 An Overview of Selected Research Topics in Developmental Psychobiology....Pages 181-190 Development of Early Social Interactions and the Affective Regulation of Brain Growth....Pages 191-216 Ontogeny of Social Interactions in Newborn Infants....Pages 217-225 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Early Cognitive Functioning....Pages 227-236 Opioid and Nonopioid Influences on Behavioral Development in Rat and Human Infants....Pages 237-247 Telethermography in Measurement of Infant’s Early Attachment....Pages 249-259 Hemispheric Specialization for Face Recognition in Infancy....Pages 261-271 Factors Influencing Left-side Preference for Holding Newborn Infants....Pages 273-276 Early Voice Discrimination....Pages 277-286 The Early Development of Phonological Form....Pages 287-301 Role of Input in Children’s Early Vocal Behavior....Pages 303-307 Front Matter....Pages 309-309 Positron Emission Tomography in the Study of the Brain of the Premature Infant....Pages 311-321 Metabolic Assessment of Functional Maturation and Neuronal Plasticity in the Human Brain....Pages 323-330 Brain Circulation and Neurodevelopmental Disorders....Pages 331-336 Electrophysiological Evidence for Gestational Age Effects in Infants Studied at Term: A BEAM Study....Pages 337-355 Amplitude Integrated EEG Monitoring in Newborn Infants....Pages 357-365 Back Matter....Pages 367-376 The transdisciplinary conference, on which this book is based, has brought together different scientists, working in different fields to discuss the problems on the relationships between normal and perturbed brain development and the development of cognitive functions.