Primate Models of Children's Health and Develop, Burbacher, Grant, Sackett,#

Primate Models of Children's Health and Developmental DisabilitiesAuthor(s): Thomas Burbacher, Kimberly Grant, Gene P. Sackett\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780123737434, 978-0123737434\nSynopsis\nThe rate of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, mental retardation, hearing loss and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is rising in the United States. Although estimates of the prevalence of these disorders vary, figures from the CDC indicate that 4% of all school age children are developmentally disabled. During infancy, many important milestones in behavioral development are shared between human and nonhuman primates. Learning more about the causes of abnormal development in monkeys has provided important insights into the mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disabilities in human infants. This book documents the latest research not commonly found in other references, and pr.