Child Development and the Brain: From Embryo to Adolescence

This bestselling textbook provides social science students with an accessible introduction to neuroscience and the implications for our understandings of child development, considering the links between brain development and social and cultural issues.

Now covering the 0-18+ age range, the new edition critically analyses the relationship between children and young people’s thoughts, behaviours and feelings and the ways in which their developing brains are structured. It includes a new section on emotional development in adolescence, considering the impact of drugs and alcohol on the brain and the role of brain changes in driving risky behaviours.

Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, the text connects the latest scientific knowledge to the practice of understanding and working with children. Incorporating the latest research and debate throughout, the book offers students and practitioners working with children:

• case studies showing how brain science is changing practice;

• a companion website including self-test questions;

• end-of-chapter summaries, further reading and questions to test knowledge;

• a glossary of neuroscientific terms.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Policy Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2023
Edition ‏ : ‎ Second
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1447355679
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1447355670
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,096,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #842 in Medical Child Psychology #1,130 in Social Work (Books) #1,168 in Popular Child Psychology
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