Research Catalog

Title

A brain is born : exploring the birth and development of the central nervous system / John E. Upledger ; [illustrations by Älice Quaid].

Author

Upledger, John E., 1932-

Publication

Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books ; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. : UI Enterprises, [1996], ©1996.

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Details

Description

xx, 380 pages : illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

• Witness the dramatic unfolding of the human form in all its potential. Join John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M., as he takes you from the first union of sperm and egg through the development of the complex circuitry that makes up the human brain. You'll learn about birth, growth, function and dysfunction, and how all these aspects influence physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• You'll discover problems that can alter brain and spinal cord development in each of the first eight weeks of pregnancy, and then monthly right through delivery. A Brain Is Born also details a number of typical and not-so-typical deliveries. It documents some of the insults and injuries that can affect the newborn - and common-sense ways to avoid them.
• Perhaps most importantly, Dr. Upledger outlines a series of simple physical tests that can help determine the status of a baby's central nervous system and, to some extent, the peripheral nervous system. Then it shows you, step-by-step, how potential problems might be treated using Cranio-Sacral Therapy and related therapeutic approaches.

Subject

• Central nervous system > Growth
• Craniosacral therapy
• Central Nervous System > embryology
• Central Nervous System > growth & development
• Infant, Newborn > physiology
• Congenital Abnormalities > etiology
• Osteopathic Medicine > methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-344) and index.

Contents

Foreword / James S. Gordon -- Foreword / Sharon Weiselfish -- Foreword / Douglas W. Wolff -- Sect. I. The Preliminaries -- Sect. II. Conception and Gestation -- Sect. IIIA. The Embryo -- Sect. IIIB. The Fetal Period of Growth -- Sect. IV. Inside to Outside - The Journey -- Sect. V. Inventory of Parts of the Central Nervous System -- Sect. VI. The Newborn Evaluation -- Sect. VII. Congenital Malformations -- Sect. VIII. The Triune Brain: A Model / Paul D. MacLean -- Sect. IX. The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts -- Sect. X. Treatment of the Brain and Spinal Cord.

ISBN

1556432364

LCCN

96029184

OCLC

• 35138326
• ocm35138326

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries