Nijmegen researchers write a book on infant research for the general public

For the past ten years researchers at the Baby Research Center have been studying the development of babies and toddlers. The wealth of knowledge yielded by this research is now accessible to the general public in the book "Het Babybrein", which looks at how babies' brains develop. This book was written by Michiel van Elk and the director of the BRC, Sabine Hunnius, and was published by Bert Bakker (October 2010).

It turns out that scientists often ask themselves the same questions as parents: Is it possible to communicate with babies before they can talk? Can you make babies more intelligent by training them? Do babies understand what others are doing, feeling or thinking? Why do toddlers imitate everything they see adults doing? Why can't we remember anything about when we were babies?

Infancy is a fascinating period. During this time infants develop extremely quickly and have many new experiences. In "Het babybrein" the authors describe how recent neuroscientific research gives insight into how a baby's brain develops. The authors explain clearly how babies learn to observe, move, talk and remember things and describe which areas of the brain play a role in this. Babies' earliest experiences turn out to be of prime importance for their later development.

Michiel van Elk & Sabine Hunnius
Het babybrein, over de ontwikkeling van de hersenen bij baby’s
216 pages
17,95 euro
Uitgeverij Bert Bakker ISBN10 9035135326