Infant Brain Development Formation of the Mind and the Emergence of Consciousness /

• Main Author: Lagercrantz, Hugo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Pediatrics.; Neurobiology.; Developmental psychology.; Developmental Psychology.

This book discusses the main milestones of early brain development and the emergence of consciousness, within and outside the mother’s environment, with a particular focus on the preterm infant. These insights offer new perspectives on issues concerning fetal pain, awareness in newborns, and the eff...