Table of Contents

1. A Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Approach to the Study of Atypical Development: A Model System Involving Infants of Diabetic Mothers, Charles A. Nelson 2. Development of Social Brain Circuitry in Autism, Geraldine Dawson and Raphael Bernier 3. Brain Mechanisms Underlying Social Perception Deficits in Autism, Kevin A. Pelphrey and Elizabeth J. Carter 4. Williams Syndrome: A Model Developmental Syndrome for Exploring Brain–Behavior Relationships, Helen Tager-Flusberg and Daniela Plesa Skwerer 5. Triangulating Developmental Dyslexia: Behavior, Brain, and Genes, Elena L. Grigorenko 6. Typical Reading Development and Developmental Dyslexia across Languages, Usha Goswami 7. Neurocognitive Correlates of Developmental Verbal and Orofacial Dyspraxia, Frederique Liegeois, Angela Morgan, and Faraneh Vargha-Khadem 8. Relation between Early Measures of Brain Responses to Language Stimuli and Childhood Performance on Language and Language-Related Tasks, Dennis L. Molfese, Victoria J. Molfese, and Peter J. Molfese 9. Number Sense and Developmental Dyscalculia, Anna J. Wilson and Stanislas Dehaene 10. Central Nervous System Substrates of Impulsivity: Implications for the Development of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder, Lisa M. Gatzke-Kopp and Theodore P. Beauchaine 11. Social Regulation of the Adrenocortical Response to Stress in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Implications for Psychopathology and Education, Emma K. Adam, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, and Megan R. Gunnar 12. Child Maltreatment and the Development of Alternate Pathways in Biology and Behavior, Catherine C. Ayoub and Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann 13. Corticolimbic Circuitry and Psychopathology: Development of the Corticolimbic System, Francine M. Benes

About the Author

Edited by Donna Coch, EdD, Department of Education, Dartmouth College, USA, Geraldine Dawson, PhD, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA and Kurt W. Fischer, PhD, Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA

Reviews

"A fascinating introduction to the rapidly developing field of developmental cognitive neuroscience and its implications for advancing our understanding of developmental psychopathology. It should be particularly valuable in orienting graduate students to exciting new possibilities for increasing understanding and remediation of debilitating disabilities." - PsycCRITIQUES "In this valuable collection, leading scientists present the latest findings about the biological bases of developmental disorders, including dyslexia, autism, and attentional deficits. The book also includes early markers for these disorders, as well as appropriate educational interventions." - Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA "The stellar array of authors represented in this volume guarantees that the reader will be provided with state-of-the-art information about neurodevelopmental disorders. No undergraduate or graduate course on the topic can do without this book." - Uta Frith, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, University College London, UK "In synthesizing the fields of cognitive and affective neuroscience and developmental psychopathology, the book presents novel conceptual and methodological tools for studying adaptive, maladaptive, and resilient developmental outcomes." - Dante Cicchetti, Institute of Child Development and Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, USA