Watch and learn! Carefully selected media links and video chapter summaries by Laura Levine and Joyce Munsch will help bring key concepts and theories to life, preparing you for your studies and exams. 

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Chapter Video

• 6.2 - Milestones of infant brain development
  Charles Nelson gives a brief overview of brain development in infancy.

• 6.3 - Synaptic pruning
  This video describes the role of synaptic pruning in the development of the brain.

• 6.4 - A Baby’s Brain
  Dr. Patricia Kuhl discusses the science of brain development and language acquisition during the early years of life.

• 6.5 - Adolescent Brain Development
  This video focuses on brain development in adolescents.

• 6.6 - The Autistic Brain
  Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds

• 6.7 - Newborn Reflexes
  Demonstration of four newborn reflexes

• 6.8 - Infant Motor Milestones
  This video follows one baby across the development of fine and gross motor skills

• 6.9 - Sensations and Perception
  In-depth coverage of sensation and perception from the Discovering Psychology series.

• 6.11 - Teaching Children About Food
  Chef Jamie Oliver talks about teaching children about food.

• 6.12 - The Child Nutrition Act
  This brief video provides a brief introduction to the Child Nutrition Act, and more information is available throughout the website

Video Links

• Discovering Psychology: The Behaving Brain

• Discovering Psychology: The Responsive Brain

• Discovering Psychology: Cognitive Neuroscience

• Extraordinary People 'Living With Half a Brain' Full (47:31)
  Cameron Mott is living with only half a brain, due to a surgery that removed the diseased half of her brain in order to stop a progressive brain disorder called Rasmussen's Encephalitis.

• Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry

• Experiences Build Brain Architecture

• Brain Development
  Cognitive scientist Joan Stiles examines recent evidence about the relationship between biology and external influences in brain development.

• Myelin Development of the Brain (9:07)
  ABC Nightlife (2009) with several scientists, cover myelination and how practice increases myelination, which increases "talent.”

• Infant Brain Development - The Critical Intervention Point (6:40)
  Dr. Jill Stamm introduces the infant brain and the cognitive processes important for future learning.

• Brain Development (58:00)
  Cognitive scientist Joan Stiles examines recent evidence about the relationship between biology and external influences in brain development.

• Autism Genes
  Researchers have begun to zero in on genes that might be responsible for autism.

• Rites of Passage
  Video of the Apache sunrise ceremony.

• Mirror Neurons
  Robert Krohlwich discusses recent research about how mirror neurons affect human understanding and interaction.

• Infant Imitation
  Ten-minute old newborn imitating tongue-protrusion and mouth-opening from the film A Baby’s World.

• Breastfeeding: Benefits Beyond the Bond (17:46)
  Dartmouth-Hitchcock hospital presents breastfeeding benefits for mom and baby. Video actually shows women breastfeeding.

• are on the rise among America's youth. This hour-long program is divided into eight chapters.

• Childhood Obesity: Set Before the Age of Five (2:05)
  BBC News covers childhood obesity and healthy eating.

Audio Links

• NPR: Determining 'Brain Age' With A Simple Scan
  This NPR story discusses the use of functional connectivity MRI to show brain activity and growth in children and adolescents.

• NPR: Puberty Comes Earlier For Today's Girls
  Studies show that very young girls are now starting to enter puberty. This longitudinal  study is discussed, including the impact of obesity, environment and genetics.