Broschiertes Buch

Educational Neuroscience

Development Across the Life Span

Herausgeber: Thomas, Michael S. C.; Dumontheil, Iroise; Mareschal, Denis

Beschreibung

Thomas, Mareschal, Dumontheil and the team of expert international contributors explore four main themes throughout the book. Specific topics explored include neuropsychological perspectives on socioeconomic disparities in educational achievement, reading difficulties, phonological skills, executive function and emotional development.

Autor

Michael S. C. Thomas obtained his PhD from the University of Oxford and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCL Institute of Child Health. His research in developmental cognitive neuroscience focuses on the origins of cognitive variability, including developmental disorders. He is Director of the University of London Centre for Educational Neuroscience, UK. Denis Mareschal is Director of the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, University of London, UK. He has published extensively on all aspects of learning and development across infancy and childhood and is a recipient of the Marr Prize (Cognitive Science Society, USA), the Young Researcher Award (International Society on Infant Studies, USA), and the Margaret Donaldson Prize (British Psychological Society, UK). Iroise Dumontheil obtained a PhD from the University of Paris VI and then was a postdoctoral fellow in labs in London, Cambridge and Stockholm. She is a recipient of the Spearman Medal (British Psychological Society) and the Elizabeth Warrington Prize (British Neuropsychological Society). Her research focuses on the typical development of the brain, cognition and behaviour during adolescence, and on the implication of these findings for education.

Produktdetails

• Frontiers of Developmental Science
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 572
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 818g
• ISBN-13: 9781138240353
• ISBN-10: 1138240354
• Artikelnr.: 59424217