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

This book discusses the main milestones of early brain development and the emergence of consciousness, within and outside the mother’s environment, with a particular focus on the preterm infant. These insights offer new perspectives on issues concerning fetal pain, awareness in newborns, and the effects of current digital media on the developing infant brain.

Among the topics covered:

· Brain patterning, neural proliferation, and migration.

· The stress of being born and first breaths....