Development of the Prefrontal Cortex Table of Contents

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Learn More Development of the Prefrontal About This Cortex Book: Evolution, Neurobiology, and Behavior Table of Contents Edited by Norman A. Krasnegor, Ph.D., G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., & Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, Ph.D.

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Analyzing relevant primate and human research studies, the authors advance understanding of prefrontal cortex growth, structure, and function as it relates to children's development and behavior. This scholarly reference facilitates the work of psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurobiologists, pediatric neurologists, speech-language pathologists, researchers in learning disabilities, and students of developmental psychology, neuroscience, neuropsychology, and neurology.

Table of Contents

Introduction Norman A. Krasnegor

Section I: Evolution and Neurobiology

1. Evolution of Prefrontal Cortex Harry J. Jerison

2. Synaptic Substrate of Cognitive Development: Life-Span Analysis of Synaptogenesis in the Prefrontal Cortex of the Nonhuman Primate Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, Jean-Pierre Bourgeois, and Pasko Rakic

3. Organization and Development of Callosal Connectivity in Prefrontal Cortex Michael L. Schwartz

4. Developmental Anatomy of Prefrontal Cortex Peter Huttenlocher and Arun S. Dabholkar

5. Human Frontal Lobe Development: A Theory of Cyclical Cortical Reorganization Robert W. Thatcher

Section II: Brain-Behavior

6. Competence, Cortex, and Primate Models: A Comparative Primate Perspective Duane M. Rumbaugh

7. Language and the Prefrontal Cortex Christiana M. Leonard

8. Development of Neuronal Activity in Cortical Regions Underlying Visual Recognition in Monkeys Hillary R. Rodman and Kristy L. Nace

9. Frontal and Attentional Mechanisms Regulating Distress Experience and Expression During Infancy Catherine Harman and Nathan A. Fox

Section III: Neuropsychology and Neuropathology of Prefrontal Cortex

10. Corticolimbic Circuitry and the Development of Psychopathology During Childhood and Adolescence Francine M. Benes

11. Frontal Lobe Dysfunction Following Closed Head Injury in Children: Findings from Neuropsychology and Brain Imaging Randall S. Scheibel and Harvey S. Levin

12. Dimensions of Executive Functions in Normal and Abnormal Development Bruce F. Pennington

13. Prefrontal-Subcortical Circuits in Developmental Disorders Martha Bridge Denckla and Allan L. Reiss

14. Cognitive and Social Development in Children with Prefrontal Cortex Lesions Paul J. Eslinger, Kathleen R. Biddle, and Lynne M. Grattan

15. Sexually Dimorphic Brain-Behavior Development: A Comparative Perspective Willam H. Overman, Jocelyne Bachevalier, Elena Schuhmann, and Patricia McDonough-Ryan

16. The Work in Working Memory: Implications for Development Karl H. Pribram