Early Intelligence: How the Brain And Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (Penguin Press Science S.) - Softcover

Eliot, Lise

 
9780140256420: Early Intelligence: How the Brain And Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (Penguin Press Science S.)

Synopsis

While every child is born with the capacity for higher thinking, how fully the brain and mind develops is determined in equal measure by genetics and by the richness of the environment surrounding the child. EARLY INTELLIGENCE describes in fascinating detail how the child's brain and mind develop from conception through the first five years of life. Each of our senses as well as higher cognitive functions like reasoning and language are shown to be affected by the experience that parents andcarers give to children during those crucial first five years. The perfect book for scientifically minded parents who want to grasp how a child's mind develops.

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About the Author

Lise Eliot is a neurobiologist and assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at the Chicago Medical School. She lives outside Chicago with her husband and three young children.

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