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