Research References on Early Brain Development and Related Topics
Brain Anatomy
Brain Development
Attachment
Child Development
Critical Periods
Early Childhood Policy and Statistics
Emotional Development
Language Development
Physical Well-Being
Play
Stress and Trauma
Brain Anatomy
- Amaral, D.G., Bauman, M.D., Capitanio, J.P., Lavenex, P., Mason, W.A., Mauldin-Jourdain, M.L., & Mendoza, S.P. (2003). The amygdala: is it an essential component of the neural network for social cognition? Neuropsychologia, 41, 517-522.
- Berger, K. S. (2008). The developing person through childhood (6th ed.). New York: Worth.
- Center for Functional MRI. (2016). What is fMRI? University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from fmri.ucsd.edu/Research/whatisfmri.html.
- Child Trauma Academy (2002). The amazing human brain and human development. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from www.childtraumaacademy.com/amazing_brain/index.html
- Chudler, E. (2016). Neuroscience for kids. Retrieved June 1, 2016 from faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cells.html.
- Green, T., Heinemann, S. F., & Gusella, J. F. (1998). Molecular neurobiology and genetics: Investigation of neural function and dysfunction. Neuron, 20(3), 427 – 444.
- Haines, D. E. (2012). Fundamental Neuroscience (4th Ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
- Hamalainen, M. (2007). Magnetoencephalography (MEG). Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/research/imaging-technologies/meg.
- Joseph, R. (2011). Brain E-Books: Clinical Neuroscience Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, Behavioral Neurology. Retrieved July 1, 2016from brainmind.com/ParietalLobe.html
- Kandel, E., Schwartz, J., & Jessell, T. (2012). Principles of neural science (5th Ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Kolb, B. (1999). Neuroanatomy and development overview. In N. A. Fox, L. A. Leavitt, & J. G. Warhol (Eds.), The role of early experience in infant development (pp. 5–14). Calverton, NY: Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute.
- Kuffler, S. W. (1956). Discharge patterns and functional organization of mammalian retina. Journal of Neurophysiology 16, 37-68.
- Pakkenberg B, Gundersen H. J. (1997). Neocortical neuron number in humans: Effect of sex and age. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 384(2), 312-20.
Posit Science (2016). Brain connection. Retrieved June 1, 2014 from brainconnection.positscience.com/.
- Ratey, J. J. (2002). A user’s guide to the brain: Perception, attention, and the four theaters of the brain. New York: Pantheon.
- Society for Neuroscience (2008). Brain facts: A primer on the brain and nervous system. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from bit.ly/SFNBrainFacts.
- Sprenger, M. (1999). Learning and Memory: The Brain in Action. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
- University of Utah (2016). Brain imaging technologies. RetrievedJuly 1, 2016 from learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/brainimaging
- Woolsey, T. A., Hanaway, J., & Gado, M. H., (2007). The brain atlas: A visual guide to the human central nervous system (3rd Ed.) Wilmington, DE: Wiley-Liss.
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Brain Development
- Bonnier, C. (2008). Evaluation of early stimulation programs for enhancing brain development. Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway: 1992), 97(7), 853-858.
- Chugani, H. T. (2004, Summer). Fine-tuning the baby brain. The Dana Forum on Brain Science, 6, 1–14.
- de Haan, M. & Gunnar, M. R. (2009). Handbook of developmental neuroscience. New York: The Guilford Press.
- de Haan, M. & Johnson, M. H. (Eds.) (2004). The cognitive neuroscience of development. New York: Psychology Press.
- deSchoenen, S. (1999). About functional brain specialization: The development of face recognition. In N. A. Fox, L. A. Leavitt, & J. G. Warhol (Eds.), The role of early experience in infant development (pp. 191–208). Calverton, NY: Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute.
- Diamond, Marian and Hopson, J. (1998). Magic Trees of the Mind. New York, Penguin Group. Available through bookstores.
- Dodge, D. T., and Heroman, C. (1999). Building Your Baby's Brain: A Parent's Guide to the First Five Years. Teaching Strategies.
- Eliot, L. (1999). What's Going on in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life. New York: Bantam Books.
- Galinsky, E. (2010). Mind in the making. New York: HarperCollins Publishers
- Ghashghaei, H. T., Lai, C., & Anton, E. S. (2007). Neuronal migration in the adult brain: Are we there yet? Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 8(2), 141-151.
- Gopnik, A., Meltzoff, A. N., and Kuhl, P. K. (1999). The Scientist in the Crib: Minds, Brains and How Children Learn. New York: William Morrow.
- Greenspan, S. (1999). Building Healthy Minds: the Six Experiences that Create Intelligence and Emotional Growth in Babies and Young Children. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books.
- Healy, J. M. (2004). Your child's growing mind: A practical guide to brain development and learning from birth to adolescence. New York: Doubleday.
- Joseph, R. (2011). Infant and child brain development: Cognition, consciousness, behavior, language, gender, and emotion. University Press.
- Kolb, B. (1999). Neuroanatomy and development overview. In N. A. Fox, L. A. Leavitt, & J. G. Warhol (Eds.), The role of early experience in infant development (pp. 5–14). Calverton, NY: Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute.
- Marshall, P.J., Fox, N.A., & the BEIP Core Group. (2004). A comparison of the electroencephalogram between institutionalized and community children in Romania. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16, 1327–1338.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2010). Early experiences can alter gene expression and affect long-term development. Working Paper No. 10. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2011). Building the brain’s “air traffic control” system: How early experiences shape the development of executive function. Working Paper No. 11. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.
- Nelson, C. A., de Haan, M., & Thomas, K. M. (2006). Neuroscience of cognitive development: The role of experience and the developing brain. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Nelson, C. A. & Luciana, M. (2008). Handbook of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press.
- Shonkoff, J. P, & Phillips, D. A. (Eds.) (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
- Shonkoff, J. P. (2003). From neurons to neighborhoods: old and new challenges for developmental and behavioral pediatrics. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics: JDBP, 24(1), 70-76.
- Supekar, K., Musen, M., & Menon, V. (2009). Development of large-scale functional brain networks in children. PLoS Biology, 7(7), 1-15.
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Attachment
- Becker-Weidman, A., & Shell, D., (Eds). (2005). Creating Capacity for Attachment. Bethany, OK: Wood 'N' Barnes.
- Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment. Vol 1 of Attachment and loss. New York: Basic Books.
- Bowlby, J. (1973). Separation: Anxiety & Anger. Vol. 2 of Attachment and loss. New York: Basic Books.
- Bowlby, J. (1980) Loss: Sadness & Depression. Vol. 3 of Attachment and loss. New York: Basic Books.
- Bretherton, I. (1992). The Origins of Attachment Theory: John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Developmental Psychology, 28, 759-775.
- Cassidy, J., & Shaver, P., (Eds). (1999) Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. New York: Guilford Press.
- Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: Attachment and the developing social brain. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
- Dinero, R. E., Conger, R. D., Shaver, P. R., Widaman, K. F., & Larsen-Rife, D. (2010). Influence of family of origin and adult romantic partners on romantic attachment security. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 1, 16-30.
- Dubois-Comtois, K., Cyr, C., & Moss, E. (2011). Attachment behavior and mother-child conversations as predictors of attachment representations in middle childhood: A longitudinal study. Attachment and Human Development, 13(4), 335-357.
- Howe, D. (2011). Attachment across the lifecourse: A brief introduction. Palgrave Macmillan.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004). Young children develop in an environment of relationships. Working Paper No. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.
- Perry, B. (2001) Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children: Consequences of emotional neglect in childhood. Child Trauma Academy-New York.
- Stenger, B. (2011). An exploration of attachment theory: Links between relationships and emotionality. UMI Dissertation Publishing.
- von der Lippe, A., Eilertsen, D. E., Hartmann, E., & Killen, K. (2010). The role of maternal attachment in children’s attachment and cognitive executive functioning: A preliminary study. Attachment & Human Development, 12(5), 429-444.
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Child Development
- Berger, K. S. (2008). The developing person through childhood (5th ed.). New York: Worth.
- Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Santrock, J. (2012). Children (12th Ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Williamson, G, G., & Anzalone, M.E. (2001). Sensory integration and self-regulation in infants and toddlers: Helping very young children interact with their environment. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.
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Critical Periods
- Bailey, D. B., Jr., Bruer, J. T., Symons, F. J., & Lichtman, J. W. (2001). Critical thinking about critical periods. Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
- Greenough, W. T., & Black, J. E. (1999). Experience, neural plasticity, and psychological development. In N. A. Fox, L. A. Leavitt, & J. G. Warhol (Eds.), The role of early experience in infant development (pp. 29–40). Calverton, NY: Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute.
- Huttenlocher, P. (1999). Synaptogenesis in human cerebral cortex and the concept of critical periods. In N. A. Fox, L. A. Leavitt, & J. G. Warhol (Eds.), The role of early experience in infant development (pp. 15–28). Calverton, NY: Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute.
- Knudsen, E.I. (2004). Sensitive periods in the development of the brain and behavior. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16, 1412–1425.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2008). The timing and quality of early experiences combine to shape brain aArchitecture. Working Paper No. 5. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/the-timing-and-quality-of-early-experiences-combine-to-shape-brain-architecture/.
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Early Childhood Policy and Statistics
- Babies, Practitioners and Public Policy. (2001). Washington, DC. Zero To Three, Volume 21, No. 6. Bulletin of Zero To Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families.
- Carnegie Corporation of New York. (1994, April). Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children. P.O. Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604. 212/371-3200.
- Early Childhood Development. (2000). Putting Knowledge into Action. Washington, DC. Grantmakers in Health Issue Dialogue. Issue Brief No. 8
- Larner, M., Behrman, R., Young, Marie, & Reich, K. (2001) Caring for Infants and Toddlers. Los Altos, CA. The Future of Children, Volume 2, No 1. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
- National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs. (2008). Workforce development, welfare reform, and child well-being. Working Paper No. 7. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/workforce-development-welfare-reform-and-child-well-being/.
- Weinstein, J & Weinstein, R. (2000). Before It's Too Late: Neuropsychological Consequences of Child Neglect and Their Implications for Law and Social Policy. Ann Arbor, MI. University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Volume 33 Issue 4.
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Emotional Development
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004). Children's emotional development is built into the architecture of their brains. Working Paper No. 2. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/childrens-emotional-development-is-built-into-the-architecture-of-their-brains/.
- Pruett, K. D. (1999). Me, Myself, and I: How children build their sense of self - 18 to 36 months. New York: Goddard.
- Williamson, G, G., & Anzalone, M.E. (2001). Sensory integration and self-regulation in infants and toddlers: Helping very young children interact with their environment. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.
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Language Development
- Huttenlocher, J. (1999). Language input and language growth. In N. A. Fox, L. A. Leavitt, & J. G. Warhol (Eds.), The role of early experience in infant development (pp. 69–82). Calverton, NY: Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute.
- Juczyk, P. W. (1995). Language acquisition: Speech sounds and phonological development. In J. L. Miller & P. D. Eimas (Eds.), Handbook of perception and cognition: Vol. 11. Speech, language, and communication (pp. 263–301). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
- Kuhl, P.K. (2004). Early language acquisition: cracking the speech code. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 5, 831-843.
- Matsuda, Y.-T., Ueno, K., Waggoner, R. A., Erickson, D., Shimura, Y., Tanaka, K., et al. (2011). Processing of infant-directed speech by adults. NeuroImage, 54(1), 611-621.
- Zhang, Y., Kuhl, P.K., Imada, T., Kotani, M., and Tohkura, Y. (2005). Effects of language experience: Neural commitment to language-specific auditory patterns. NeuroImage, 26, 703-720.
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Physical Well-Being
- Brown, A., Raynor, P., & Lee, M. (2011). Healthcare professionals’ and mothers’ perceptions of factors that influence decisions to breastfeed or formula feed infants: A comparative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(9), 1993-2003.
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2010). The foundations of lifelong health are built in early childhood. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/the-foundations-of-lifelong-health-are-built-in-early-childhood/.
- Center on Hunger, Poverty and Nutrition Policy, (1995), Statement on the link between nutrition and cognitive development in children. Boston, MA: Tufts University School of Nutrition.
- Larson, R. (2012), ADA complete food and nutrition guide (3rd Ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Gaines, J., & Schwebel, D. C. (2009). Recognition of home injury risks by novice parents of toddlers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 41(5), 1070-1074.
- Newachek, P.W., Hughes, D.C., Hung, Y.Y., Wong, S. & Stoddard, J.J. (2000). The unmet health needs of America’s children. Pediatrics, 105 (4), 989-997.
- Reading, R. (2011). Breast feeding and child behavior in the Millennium Cohort Study. Child: Care, health & development, 37(5), 754.
- Shonkoff, J. P., Boyce, W. T., & McEwen, B. S. (2009). Neuroscience, molecular biology, and the childhood roots of health disparities: building a new framework for health promotion and disease prevention. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association, 301(21), 2252-2259.
- Smithers, L. & McIntyre, E. (2010). The impact of breastfeeding: Translating recent evidence for practice. Australian Family Physician, 39(10), 757-760.
- Stang,J. (2006), Improving the eating patterns of infants and toddlers. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106 (1), S7-S9.
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Play
- Bergen, D. (Ed.) (1987). Play as a medium for learning and development: A handbook of theory and practice. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
- Brown, S., & Vaughan, C. (2009). Play: How it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul. New York: Avery/Penguin.
- Frost, J., Wortham, S., & Reifel, S. (2001). Play and child development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
- Hughes, F. P. (2010). Children, play, and development (4th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Klein, T.P., Wirth, D., & Linas, K. (2003). Play: Children's context for development. Young Children, 58, 38-45.
- Kordt-Thomas, C., & Lee, I.M. (2006). Floor time: Rethinking play in the classroom. Young Children, 61, 86-90.
- Miller, E., & Almon, J. (2009). Crisis in the kindergarten: Why children need to play in school. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from http://bit.ly/crisisinkindergarten.
- Pellegrini, A. D. (2010). The Oxford handbook of the development of play (1st Ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Rauscher, F.H., Shaw, G.L., Levine, L.J., Wright, E.L., Dennis, W.R., & Newcomb, R.L. (1997). Music training causes long-term enhancement of preschool children’s spatial-temporal reasoning. Neurological Research, 19, 2-8.
- Rubin, K. H., Fein, G. G., & Vandenberg, B. (1983). Play. In E. M. Hetherington (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology: Vol. 4 Socialization, personality, and social development (4th ed., pp. 693–744). New York: Wiley.
- Wood, E. (2007). New directions in play: Consensus or collision? Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 35(4), 309-320.
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Stress and Trauma
- Cutuli, J. J., Wiik, K. L., Herbers, J. E., Gunnar, M. R., & Masten, A. S. (2010). Cortisol function among early school-aged homeless children. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35(6), 833-845.
- Karr-Morse, R., & Wiley, M. S. (1998). Ghosts from the nursery: Tracing the roots of violence. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.
- Kishiyama, M. M., Boyce, W. T., Jimenez, A. M., Perry, L. M., & Knight, R. T. (2009). Socioeconomic disparities affect prefrontal function in children. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 21(6), 1106-1115.
- Kotulak, R. and The Chicago Tribute. (1996). Inside the brain: Revolutionary discoveries of how the mind works. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing.
- Majer, M., Nater, U. M., Lin, J. S., Capuron, L., & Reeves, W. (2010). Association of childhood trauma with cognitive function in health adults: A pilot study. BMC Neurology, 10, 61-70.
- McGilly, K., Winter, M., & Strube, M. (2000). Linking neuroscience and education to improve parenting of young children. St. Louis, MO: Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2005). Excessive stress disrupts the architecture of the brain. Working Paper No. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/wp3/
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2006). Early exposure to toxic substances damages brain Architecture. Working Paper No. 4. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/early-exposure-to-toxic-substances-damages-brain-architecture/.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child.(2008). Establishing a level foundation for life: Mental health begins in early childhood. Working Paper No. 6. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/establishing-a-level-foundation-for-life-mental-health-begins-in-early-childhood/.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2009). Maternal depression can undermine the development of young children. Working Paper No. 8. Retrieved July 1, 2016 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/maternal-depression-can-undermine-the-development-of-young-children/.
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2009). Persistent fear and anxiety can affect young children’s learning and development. Working Paper No. 9. Retrieved June 1, 2014 from developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/persistent-fear-and-anxiety-can-affect-young-childrens-learning-and-development/.
- Nehoff, D. (1999). The Biology of Violence: How Understanding the Brain, Behavior and Environment Can Break the Vicious Cycle of Aggression. New York, NY: Free Press.
- Perry. B. D. (2002). Childhood Experience and the Expression of Genetic Potential: What Childhood Neglect Tells Us about Nature and Nurture. Brain and Mind, 3, 79–100.
- Ruth, L. A., Vermetten, E., & Pain, C. (2010). Impact of early life trauma on health and disease: The hidden epidemic. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Young, A., Kenardy, J., & Cobham, V. (2011). Trauma in early childhood: A neglected population. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 14(3), 231-250.
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