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Publication Date: 2012
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Some Thoughts on the Relationship of Developmental Science and Population Neuroscience
Paus, Tomáš
International Journal of Developmental Science, v6 n1-2 p9-11 2012
This essay describes briefly population neuroscience, the merging of genetics and epidemiology with neuroscience, and its goals with regard to (1) gaining new knowledge about "processes" leading to a particular "state" of brain structure and function, and (2) using this knowledge to predict the risk (and resilience) of an individual for developing a brain disorder. It then argues that these goals are best reached by espousing a developmental perspective that acknowledges the importance of the time dimension (within and across generations) when studying multi-level factors shaping the human brain.
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Neurosciences, Genetics, Epidemiology, Brain, Risk, Resilience (Psychology)
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