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The development of the brain and nervous system is shaped not 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 of neurodevelopmental programming in lab animals and in human subjects. The third section of the book will look at ways of translating insights we have garnered from animal studies to human 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. 1. Changes Induced by Prenatal Stress in Behavior and Brain Morphology. Can they be Prevented or Reversed? Marta Weinstock 2. Sleep in Prenatally Restraint Stressed Rats, a Model of Anxious Depression Jrme Mairesse, Gilles Van Camp, Eleonora Gatta, Jordan Marrocco, Marie-Line Reynaert, Michol Consolazione, Sara Morley-Fletcher, Ferdinando Nicoletti, Stefania Maccari 3. Hormonal Modulation of Catecholaminergic Neurotransmission in a Prenatal Stress Model Mara Eugenia Pallars, Marta C. Antonelli 4. Involvement of Nitric Oxide, Neurotrophins and HPA Axis in Neurobehavioral Alterations Induced by Prenatal Stress Damian G. Maur, Cecilia G. Pascuan, Ana M. Genaro, Maria A. Zorrilla-Zubilete 5. Prenatal Stress and Adult Drug-seeking Behavior: Interactions with Genes and Relation to Non-drug Related Behavior Tod E. Kippin, Joannalee C. Campbell, Kyle Ploense, Chris P. Knight, Jared Bagley 6. A Self-medication Hypothesis for Increased Vulnerability to Drug Abuse in Prenatally Restraint Stressed Rats Marie-Line Reynaert, Jordan Marrocco, Eleonora Gatta, Jrme Mairesse, Gilles Van Camp, Francesca Fagioli, Stefania Maccari, Ferdinando Nicoletti, Sara Morley-Fletcher 7. How Postnatal Insults May Program Development – Studies in Animal Models Carla Dalmaz, Cristie Noschang, Rachel Krolow, Charlis Raineki, Aldo B. Lucion 8. Perinatal Positive and Negative Influences on the Early Neurobehavioral Reflex and Motor Development Gabor Horvath, Dora Reglodi, Jozsef Farkas, Gyongyver Vadasz, Barbara Mammel, Timea Kvarik, Greta Bodzai, Blanka Kiss-Illes, Dorottya Farkas, Attila Matkovits, Sridharan Manavalan, Balazs Gaszner, Andrea Tamas, Peter Kiss 9. Short and Long-term Consequences of Perinatal Asphyxia: Looking for Neuroprotective Strategies M. Herrera-Marschitz, T. Neira-Pea, E. Rojas-Mancilla, P. Morales, D. Bustamante, L. Leyton, P. Gebicke-Haerter 10. Affective, Cognitive and Motivational Processes of Maternal Care Mariana Pereira, Annabel Ferreira 11. Role of Sensory, Social and Hormonal Signals from the Mother on the Development of Offspring Angel I. Melo 12. Retrospective Studies Patrcia Pelufo Silveira, Gisele Gus Manfro 13. Prenatal Stress and its Effects on the Fetus and the Child; Possible Underlying Biological Mechanisms Vivette Glover 14. Using Natural Disasters to Study Prenatal Maternal Stress in Humans Suzanne King, David P. Laplante 15. Early Life Influences on Cognition, Behavior and Emotion in Humans: From Birth to Age 20 Bea R.H. Van den Bergh, Eva M. Loomans, Maarten Mennes 16. Perinatal Programming of Neurodevelopment. Epigenetic Mechanisms and the Prenatal Shaping of the Brain Paula A. Desplats 17. Epigenetic Mechanisms of Perinatal Programming: Translational Approaches from Rodent to Human and Back Patrick O. McGowan 18. Perinatal Administration of Aromatase Inhibitors in Rodents as Animal Models of Human Male Homosexuality: Similarities and Differences Sandra Olvera-Hernndez, Alonso Fernndez-Guasti 19. Impact of the Perinatal Environment on Child Development: Implications for Prevention Policies Franoise Molenat 20. Perinatal Programming Prevention Measures A. Miguel Largua, Mara Aurelia Gonzlez, Nstor Alejandro Dinerstein, Constanza Soto Conti 21. Pregnancy Outcomes after a Maternity Intervention for Stressful EmotionS (PROMISES): A Randomised Controlled Trial Huibert Burger, Claudi L.H. Bockting, Chantal Beijers, Tjitte Verbeek, A. Dennis Stant, Johan Ormel, Ronald P. Stolk, Peter de Jonge, Marille G. van Pampus, Judith Meijer
