Cognition and Brain Development

Bhoomika Rastogi Kar, PhD, is associate professor at the Centre of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS), University of Allahabad. She received her doctorate at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, with Shobini L. Rao as her supervisor in 2 3.  She has specialized in developmental cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology. She has a master's degree in psychology and master's degree in medical and social psychology. She has developed a neuropsychological battery for children (as a part of her doctoral thesis) and has studied the growth patterns of neuropsychological functions of Indian children.  Her research interests are cognitive development including normative development of attention and control processes and developmental disorders such as dyslexia and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Her current projects focus on cognitive and affective control, conflict monitoring, bilingualism, and cognitive control using behavioral and electrophysiological methods such as EEG/ERP.  She has published several papers, book chapters, and coedited Advances in Cognitive Science, Volume 2. She has presented her work at International and National Conferences in India and abroad.  She has been collaborating with eminent scholars like Michael I. Posner, University of Oregon Thomas Lachmann, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany Shobini L. Rao, NIMHANS, India C. Kesavadas, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India Senthil Kumaran, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India and Narayanan Srinivasan, CBCS, University of Allahabad, India.  She is consultant editor for the International Journal of Mind, Brain and Cognition and is a reviewer for many journals, such as Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychological Studies.

• ContributorsForeword Michael I. PosnerIntroduction Bhoomika Rastogi KarI. Development of Attention and ControlDevelopment of Selection and Control Bhoomika Rastogi Kar and Narayanan SrinivasanThe Nature and Nurture of Executive Attention Development M. Rosario Rueda and Lina M. C amp oacute mbitaDevelopment of Attention Networks Michael I. Posner and Mary K. RothbartDevelopment of Task-Switching Skills Gijsbert Stoet and Beatriz L amp oacute pezII. Developmental Disorders: ADHD and AutismRole of Dopamine in the Pathophysiology of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Chandan J. Vaidya and Evan M. GordonThe Dopamine Hypothesis of ADHD and Brain Response to Stimulant Medication James M. Swanson, Timothy Wigal, Scott Kollins, Jeffrey Newcorn, Gene-Jack Wang, Joanna Fowler, and Nora VolkowExploring Prerequisite Learning Skills in Young Children and Their Implications for Identification of and Intervention for Autistic Behavior Prathibha Karanth and Archana SIII. Origin of Self, Culture, and Social CognitionSelf-Consciousness and the Origins of an Ethical Stance Philippe RochatLearning to Share: The Emergence of Joint Attention in Human Infancy Gedeon O. De amp aacute k, Jochen Triesch, Anna Krasno, Kaya de Barbaro, and Marybel RobledoCulture and Cognitive Development: The Development of Geocentric Language and Cognition Ramesh C. Mishra and Pierre R. DasenCultural Differences in Cognitive Styles Pierre R. Dasen and Ramesh C. MishraIV. Language and Reading DevelopmentChildren's Reading Development: Learning About Sounds, Symbols, and Cross-Modal Mappings Sonali Nag and Margaret J. SnowlingYoung Children's Use of Color Information During Language amp ndash Vision Mapping Falk HuettigFunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Language in Patients With Epilepsy Jija S. James and Chandrasekharan KesavadasIndexAbout the Editor