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Book SynopsisWhat is attention? How does it go wrong? Do attention deficits arise from genes or from the environment? Can we cure it with drugs or training? Are there disorders of attention other than deficit disorders? The past decade has seen a burgeoning of research on the subject of attention. This research has been facilitated by advances on several fronts: New methods are now available for viewing brain activity in real time, there is expanding information on the complexities of the biochemistry of neural activity, individual genes can be isolated and their functions identified, analysis of the component processes included under the broad umbrella of attention has become increasingly sophisticated, and ingenious methods have been devised for measuring typical and atypical development of these processes, from infancy into childhood, and then into adulthood. In this book, Kim Cornish and John Wilding are concerned with attention and its development, both typical and atypical, particularly in
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Advances in attention, genes, and developmental disorders: an introduction Section I: Attention, Genes and Brains Chapter 2: What is attention?: Navigating its complex history and facing the challenges ahead Chapter 3 Genes and atypical attention Chapter 4 Brains and atypical attention Section II: Measuring Attention Chapter 5: Measuring attention at the behavioral level: rating scales and checklists Chapter 6: Measuring attention at the cognitive level: tasks and methods Section III: Development of Typical and Atypical Attention Chapter 7: Attention over development: from infancy to adolescence Chapter 8: Atypical attention: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Chapter 9: Atypical attention: genetic developmental disorders Section IV: Treatment Approaches and Avenues for Future Research Chapter 10: Treating attentional impairments Chapter 11: Conclusions and some pause for thought
