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Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood - An Evolutionary Perspective (Paperback, 2010 ed.) Loot Price: R6,797
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Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood - An Evolutionary Perspective (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Robert Melillo, Gerry Leisman

Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood - An Evolutionary Perspective (Paperback, 2010 ed.)

Robert Melillo, Gerry Leisman

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Attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, asperger's syndrome, and autism, to name but a few, may be viewed as points on a spectrum of developmental disabilities in which those points share features in common and possibly etiology as well, varying only in severity and in the primary anatomical region of dysfunctional activity.

This text focuses on alterations of the normal development of the child. A working theory is presented based on what we know of the neurological and cognitive development in the context of evolution of the human species and its brain. In outlining our theory of developmental disabilities in evolutionary terms, the authors offer evidence to support the following notions: Bipedalism was the major reason for human neocortical evolution; Cognition evolved secondary and parallel to evolution of motricity; There exists an overlap of cognitive and motor symptoms; Lack of thalamo-cortical stimulation, not overstimulation, is a fundamental problem of developmental disabilities; A primary problem is dysfunctions of hemisphericity; Most conditions in this spectrum of disorders are the result of a right hemisphericity; Environment is a fundamental problem; All of these conditions are variations of the same problem; These problems are correctable; Hemisphere specific treatment is the key to success.

General

Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2009
First published: 2009
Authors: Robert Melillo • Gerry Leisman
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 447
Edition: 2010 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-1232-9
Categories: Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Paediatric medicine > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN: 1-4419-1232-0
Barcode: 9781441912329

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