Brain Development in Children. Unit for Child Studies Selected Papers Number 2.

Autor/in	Watson, Charles
Institution	New South Wales Univ., Kensington (Australia). School of Education.
Titel	Brain Development in Children. Unit for Child Studies Selected Papers Number 2.
Quelle	(1980), (10 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Anatomy; Brain; Foreign Countries; Infants; Learning Disabilities; Neurological Impairments; Nutrition; Parent Education; Physical Development; Postsecondary Education; Preschool Education; Stimulation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anatomie; Gehirn; Ausland; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Ernährung; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Körperliche Entwicklung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Australien
Abstract	This brief seminar presentation for parents and child minders points out aspects of brain development in human infants and provides answers to questions asked by seminar participants. Basic facts of anatomy, including the development of micro- and macroneurons, nerve cell migration, sprouting synapse formation and the death of brain cells are related. The extent to which brain growth is determined by infant activity is emphasized, as is the necessity of protein input especially in the first two years of development. Three aspects of sensation/stimulation are discussed: the role of external sensation and stimulation, critical periods of development, and occupational therapist Jean Ayres' theory of brain development in children with learning disabilities. In conclusion it is emphasized that the sensory world of the average child in Sydney, Australia, is sufficient to ensure normal brain development. Appended questions and answers focus on the issues of handedness, television viewing, drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. (Author/RH)
Anmerkungen	Unit for Child Studies, School of Education, University of NSW, P.O. Box 1, Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia ($2.00; payment should be made in Australian dollars).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC