Brain Development Revolution - Science, the Media, and Public Policy

"Today we perceive children and the influences on them with regard to their developing brains. This book documents how brain development became the dominant lens for understanding children's development, the benefits and missed opportunities for children that resulted, and why brain development compels our attention"--

List of contents

1. Science does not speak for itself; 2. The Supreme Court considers adolescence; 3. Dispatches from the laboratory; 4. I am your child; 5. 'Follow the science'; 6. Framing developmental science; 7. Who speaks for developmental science?

About the author

Ross A. Thompson is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at University of California, Davis, USA. He is an internationally recognized authority on the psychological development of young children and the applications of developmental science to public policy. His work integrates understanding of the developing brain with early experiences in both typical and at-risk children, and he consults extensively to legislative committees, public agencies, and private foundations.

Summary

Today we perceive children and the influences on them with regard to their developing brains. This book documents how brain development became the dominant lens for understanding children's development, the benefits and missed opportunities for children that resulted, and why brain development compels our attention.

Foreword

Explores the story of early brain development, its public communication, and its implications for parents, practitioners, and policymakers.

Product details

• Authors: Ross A. Thompson, Ross A. (University of California Thompson, Thompson Ross A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2023
• EAN: 9781009304245
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0930424-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Paediatric medicine, Public health and preventive medicine