Perinatal Programming of Neurodevelopment

The development of the brain and nervous systemis shapednot just by a genetic program, but also by the effects of multiple environmental stimuli. There are currently no book-length treatments of perinatal neurodevelopment.The proposed book seeks to fill this gap by presenting a collection of chapters from leading experts in the field.It is intended to be comprehensive and will cover all aspects ofneurodevelopmental programming in lab animals and in human subjects. The third section of the book will look atways of translatinginsights we have garnered from animal studiestohuman and clinical studies. The primary audience for this work is basic researchers interested in the effects of perinatal imprinting on the development of the nervous system and associated diseases.