Infant Brain Development Formation of the Mind and the Emergence of Consciousness

“The book gives an up-to-date account of the formation and development of the human brain arriving at the complicated question of the emergence of consciousness. … The book is richly illustrated with diagrams, photos … tables and classic illustrations – such as the beautiful original drawings of Ramon y Cajal. … It is a joy to read this book.” (Ingemar Kjellmer, Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 107 (1), January, 2018)

“Lagercrantz’s book on infant brain development is a pleasure to read for its style and substance. … His book is likely to be of greatest interest to neuropsychologists and neuroscientists, particularly those on internal review boards evaluating pre- and perinatal research, and child or developmental psychologists. … Overall, readers with an interest in the topic are likely to find the book as entertaining as professionally substantial.” (Nadia Webb, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (16), April, 2017)

“This book introduces the reader to the neuroscience of the developing brain in a way that is accessible to clinicians. … book was a pleasure to read from cover to cover and is written in a first person, conversational style with many anecdotes about the lives of key neuroscientists and the personal involvement of the author in much of the research. Crucially, extensive referencing enables the reader to go much deeper into briefly covered, but complex, subjects. Highly recommended.” (Andrew Whitelaw, Acta Pædiatrica, 2017)