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The Biology of Early Influences

The underlying theme of this book the role of experience in the development of the nervous system. It is now widely acknowledged that there are a variety of organi- environment interactions that guide the development of the nervous system. The popular press has also picked up on this theme and paren...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hyson, Richard L. (Editor), Johnson, Frank. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1999.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Neurosciences.
Neurology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Lifelong Influences from the Beginning
  • Mechanisms of Activity-Dependent Motoneuron Development and Survival in the Chick Embryo
  • Cochlear Influences on Development of the Brainstem Auditory System
  • Early Influences on Gustatory Development
  • Influence of Early Salt Diet on Taste and Blood Pressure in Rats
  • Youthful Exposure
  • The Role of Early Experience in Olfactory Bulb Cell Survival
  • Transneuronal Signals for Afferent Regulation in the Chick Auditory System
  • The Developmental Influence of Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission
  • Transformations
  • Metamorphosis as Midlife Crisis
  • Development of the Olfactory System in the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus Laevis
  • Afferent Regulation of Developmental Fate in the Songbird Telencephalon
  • The Effects of Neuronal Growth and Social Experience on the Development of Behavioral Plasticity.

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