Chapter 6 Neurodevelopment Over the Life Span Clinical Neuroscience by Kelly Lambert and Craig Howard Kinsley Clinical Neuroscience by Kelly Lambert and Craig Howard Kinsley

Perspectives

Prenatal Brain Development Emergence and Journey of the Brain’s Neurons Emergence and Journey of the Brain’s Neurons Establishing and Fine-Tuning the Brain’s Circuits Establishing and Fine-Tuning the Brain’s Circuits

Postnatal Brain Development Infancy and Childhood Infancy and Childhood Adolescence and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adolescence and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The Aging Brain Normal Aging Processes Normal Aging Processes Neurogenerative Decline: Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease Neurogenerative Decline: Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease

Development of Key Neurohormonal Circuits Sexual Differentiation and Brain Development Sexual Differentiation and Brain Development

Development of Key Neurohormonal Circuits (cont.) Development of the Stress Response Development of the Stress Response Mom’s impact on the developing stress response Mom’s impact on the developing stress response Stress and aging Stress and aging Sex differences in the stress response Sex differences in the stress response

Scientific Interventions with Developmental Neurobiology Stem Cells Stem Cells Mammalian Cloning Mammalian Cloning

Summary