Review
“The application of neuroscientific approaches to the development of social and cognitive conduct is a … fast-developing field. This book provides expert guidance on what is known– and what remains to be learned– with regards to how studies of brain function inform our understanding of developmental transitions in social development from infancy to adulthood. The chapters are thoughtful, masterful, and will be a worthful resource for both the educated novice and seasoned professional.” – Seth D. Pollak, University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA
“This comprehensive book … will provide a worthful resource for both masters and graduate students who seek a deeper understanding of how the social mind develops.” – Jean Decety, University of Chicago, USA
“This is a terrifi book. It provides a timely set of contributions at a key time in the emergence of an stimulating new field. This work represents a new wave of advances in cognitive neuroscience—one that emphasizes a synthesis and integration of assorted dissimilar lines of investigation—creating a new frontier in understanding the normal and unnatural development of the most basically humane (social) distinct elements of cognition.” - Ronald Dahl, University of Pittsburgh, USA
About the Author
Philip David Zelazo is the Nancy M. and John L. Lindahl Professor at the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. He received his PhD (with distinction) from Yale in 1993. The recipient of a heap of awards including the Boyd McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, Dr. Zelazo’s exploration focuses on the conscious control of thought, action, and emotion. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Jean Piaget Society, and is an editorial board fellow member of Child Development, Emotion, Cognitive Development, Journal of Cognition and Development, Psyche, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, and Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.
Michael Chandler is a developmental psychologist at the University of British Columbia. He received his PhD in psychology, with a special line of work in clinical developmental psychology from the University of California. Dr. Chandler is the only researcher in Canada ever named Distinguished Investigator of both the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. His exploration explores the role that culture plays in the construction of identity development.
Eveline Crone is Professor of Developmental Psychology at Leiden University and the Leiden Institute for Brain & Cognition. She has received assorted awards for her contributions to humane sciences in the Netherlands and she is a fellow member of the young academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
