Beschreibung
Growth, as we conceive it, is the study of change in an organism not yet mature. Differential growth creates form: external form through growth rates which vary from one part of the body to another and one tissue to another; and internal form through the series of time-entrained events which build up in each cell the special ized complexity of its particular function. We make no distinction, then, between growth and development, and if we have not included accounts of differentiation it is simply because we had to draw a quite arbitrary line somewhere. It is only rather recently that those involved in pediatrics and child health have come to realize that growth is the basic science peculiar to their art. It is a science which uses and incorporates the traditional disciplines of anatomy, physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, and biology. It is indeed a part of biology, and the study of human growth is a part of the curriculum of the rejuvenated science of Human Biology. What growth is not is a series of charts of height and weight. Growth standards are useful and necessary, and their construction is by no means void of intellectual challenge. They are a basic instrument in pediatric epidemiology. But they do not appear in this book, any more than clinical accounts of growth disorders. This appears to be the first large handbook-in three volumes-devoted to Human Growth.
Autorenporträt
InhaltsangabeVI. Neurobiology.- 1 Neuroembryology and the Development of Perception.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Innate Strategy of Perceptual Systems.- 3. Early Embryo.- 4. Late Embryos and Lower Vertebrates.- 5. The Fetus: Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals.- 6. Late Fetus, Birth, and Infancy.- 7. Conclusions.- 8. References.- 2 The Differentiate Maturation of the Human Cerebral Cortex.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Material and Methods.- 3. Frontal Lobe.- 4. Parietal Lobe.- 5. Temporal Lobe.- 6. Occipital Lobe.- 7. Limbic Lobe.- 8. General Considerations.- 9. References.- 3 Organization and Reorganization in the Central Nervous System: Evolving Concepts of Brain Plasticity.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Effects of Experience and Environment on the "Molar" Composition of the Brain.- 3. Reorganizing the Anatomy of the Developing Brain.- 4. Anatomical Plasticity in the Adult Brain.- 5. Discussion.- 6. References.- 4 Developmental Aspects of the Neuronal Control of Breathing.- 1. Brain Stem Respiratory Neurons.- 2. Chemoreceptor Regulation of Breathing.- 3. Mechanoreceptor Regulation of Breathing.- 4. Patterns of Fetal and Neonatal Respiration.- 5. Brain Mechanisms Responsible for the Preterm Infant's Difficulties in Breathing: A Summary.- 6. References.- 5 Ontogenesis of Brain Bioelectrlcal Activity and Sleep Organization in Neonates and Infants.- 1. Introduction.- 2. EEG and Sleep of Full-Term Neonates.- 3. EEG and Sleep of Preterm Infants.- 4. Development of EEG and Sleep Organization during the First Three Years of Life.- 5. Conclusions.- 6. References.- 6 Sexual Differentiation of the Brain.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Evidence for Sexual Differentiation of the Brain in Nonprimates.- 3. Evidence for Sexual Differentiation of the Brain in Primates.- 4. Differentiation of the Female Brain.- 5. Summary and Conclusions.- 6. References.- 7 Critical Periods in Organizational Processes.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Physical Growth and Behavioral Development - A Comparison.- 3. Theory of Organizational Change.- 4. Critical Periods.- 5. General Theory of Critical Periods.- 6. Optimal Periods and Critical Periods.- 7. Vulnerable and Sensitive Periods.- 8. Conclusion.- 9. References.- 8 Patterns of Early Neurological Development.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Survey of Methods.- 3. Development.- 4. Value for Determination of Postmenstrual Age: A Critical Evaluation.- 5. Prognostic Value.- 6. References.- 9 Early Development of Neonatal and Infant behavior.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Intrauterine Psychological Capabilities.- 3. Behavior of the Premature Infant.- 4. Behavior of the Newborn.- 5. Modal Newborn Behavioral Development during the Neonatal Period.- 6. Behavior of the Infant in Context: The Infant-Adult Communication System.- 7. Summary.- 8. References.- VII. Nutrition.- 10 Nutrition and Growth in Infancy.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Food Intake and Growth of Normal Infants under Controlled Conditions.- 3. Interrelationship of Growth and Nutritional Requirements: Model Considerations.- 4. Adverse Effects of Deficient or Excessive Intake of Some Nutrients on Infant Growth.- 5. Summary and Conclusions.- 6. References.- 11 Protein - Energy Malnutrition and Growth.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Prenatal Growth.- 3. Early Postnatal Growth.- 4. School Age to Maturity.- 5. Development of Secondary Sex Characteristics.- 6. Skeletal Development.- 7. Dental Development.- 8. Body Proportions.- 9. Conclusion and Summary.- 10. References.- 12 Population Differences in Growth: Environmental and Genetic Factors.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Population Differences in Body Size.- 3. Population Differences in Body Shape.- 4. Differences in Amount of Subcutaneous Fat.- 5. Skeletal Maturation.- 6. Sexual Maturation.- 7. Dental Maturation.- 8. Summary and Generalization.- 9. References.- 13 Epidemiological Considerations.- 1. Introduction: Interrelationships of Growth and Epidemiology.- 2. Community Diagnosis and Practical Programs.- 3. Nutritional Surveillance and Conclusions.- 4. References.- 14 Obesity.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Adip
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