The Lifespan Development of Individuals
Behavioral, Neurobiological, and Psychosocial Perspectives: A Synthesis

Integrates findings from biological and social sciences to form a holistic view of human development.

David Magnusson (Edited by)

9780521628969, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 October 1997

546 pages, 120 b/w illus. 7 colour illus. 7 tables
23 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.73 kg

"This book has accomplished a serious mission...students of all disciplines that intersect with behavioral biology will be well served by use of this volume, as will scientists faced with the ever increasing challenge of our information age to be cognizant of related fields and interdisciplinary work." Human Ethology Bulletin

A full understanding of the developmental process in individuals requires contributions from disciplines including developmental biology and psychology, physiology, neuropsychology, social psychology, sociology, and anthropology. This ambitious and wide-ranging book integrates the findings from these and related areas to form a holistic view of human development from conception to death. Distinguished scientists have combined their expertise in a synthesis of biological and social sciences that will demand the attention of all researchers and practitioners concerned with human development across the lifespan. Based on a Nobel symposium, the topics discussed range from the function and development of single cells to the whole organism interacting with its environment. Drawing upon new theories and models, including the study of nonlinear dynamic systems and chaos theory, this book represents a major step in the move towards an integrated science of human development.

1. Design for a life Patrick Bateson
Part I. Early Development
2. Areal specialization of the developing neocortex: differentiation, developmental plasticity and genetic specification Dennis D. M. O'Leary
3.Genes and environment John C. Loehlin
4. Causes and outcome of perinatal brain injury Osmund Reynolds
Commentary
5. A systems view of psychobiological development Gilbert Gottlieb
Part II. The Changing Brain
6. Neurotransmitter receptors in the changing brain: allosteric transitions, gene expression and pathology at the molecular level Jean-Pierre Changeux
7. Learning, memory and synaptic plasticity: cellular mechanisms, network architecture and the recording of attended experience Richard G. M. Morris
8. Brain size, behavior and the allocation of neural space Dale Purves, Leonard E. White, Dake Zheng, Timothy J. Andrews and David R. Riddle
Commentary
9. Selection and development: the brain as a complex system Gerald M. Edelman and G. Tononi
Part III. Cognition and Behaviour
10. Cognitive development Franz E. Weinert and Josef Perner
11. Cognitive and neural development: clues from genetically-based syndromes Ursula Bellugi, Edward S. Klima and Paul P. Wang
12. Language acquisition at different ages Wolfgang Klein
Commentary: 13. Advances in cognitive neuroscience Antonio R. Damasio and Hanna Damasio
Part IV. Biology and Socialization
14. Socialization and sociogenesis Robert B Cairns
15. Patterns of juvenile behavior following early hormonal interventions Robert W. Goy
16. Gonadal hormones and the organization of brain structure and function Roger A. Gorski
Commentary
17. The brain and socialization: a two-way mediation across the life course Pierre Karli
Part V. Social Competence
18. The interpenetration of biology and culture Robert A. Hinde
19. Temperamental contributions to the development of social behavior Jerome Kagan
20. Developmental psychopathology as an organizing research construct Sir Michael Rutter
Commentary
21. Social competence and human conflict David Hamburg
Part VI. Aging
22. Psychological aspects of aging: facts and frontiers Paul B. Baltes and Peter Graf
23. Genetics of aging and Alzheimer's disease John Hardy
24. Aging and molecular biology David G. Morgan and Marcia N. Gordon
Commentary: 25. Biological bases for plasticity during aging of individual life histories Caleb E. Finch.

Subject Areas: Child & developmental psychology [JMC]