Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Development
- The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Development
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Neurobiological Constraints and Laws of Cognitive Development
- 1 How Life Regulation and Feelings Motivate the Cultural Mind
- 2 Epigenesis, Synapse Selection, Cultural Imprints, and Human Brain Development
- 3 Mapping the Human Brain from the Prenatal Period to Infancy Using 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- 4 Development and Maturation of the Human Brain, from Infancy to Adolescence
- 5 Genetic and Experiential Factors in Brain Development
- 6 The Brain Basis Underlying the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
- Part II Fundamentals of Cognitive Development from Infancy to Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Part III Education and School-Learning Domains
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
3 - Mapping the Human Brain from the Prenatal Period to Infancy Using 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cortical Folding and Early Grey and White Maturation Processes
from Part I - Neurobiological Constraints and Laws of Cognitive Development
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 February 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Development
- The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Development
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Neurobiological Constraints and Laws of Cognitive Development
- 1 How Life Regulation and Feelings Motivate the Cultural Mind
- 2 Epigenesis, Synapse Selection, Cultural Imprints, and Human Brain Development
- 3 Mapping the Human Brain from the Prenatal Period to Infancy Using 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- 4 Development and Maturation of the Human Brain, from Infancy to Adolescence
- 5 Genetic and Experiential Factors in Brain Development
- 6 The Brain Basis Underlying the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
- Part II Fundamentals of Cognitive Development from Infancy to Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Part III Education and School-Learning Domains
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Human brain development is a complex and dynamic process that begins during the first weeks of pregnancy and lasts until early adulthood. This chapter will focus on the developmental window from the prenatal period to infancy, probably the most dynamic period across the entire lifespan. The availability of non-invasive three-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) methodologies has changed the paradigm and allows investigations of the living human brain structure – for example, micro- and macrostructural features of cortical and subcortical regions and their connections, including cortical sulcation/gyrification, area, and thickness, as well as white matter microstructure and connectivity, see Boxes 1–3 (Sections 3.6.1–3.6.3) – beginning in utero. Because of its relative safety, MRI is well-adapted to study individuals at multiple time points and to longitudinally follow the changes in brain structure and function that underlie the early stages of cognitive development.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Development , pp. 50 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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