Author: Levitsky, David A.; editor:
Title: Malnutrition, Environment, and Behavior: New Perspectives
Description: Ithaca, Cornell University Press, (1979). orig.cloth. 22x14cm, 295 pp. Textual graphs & tables. Minor rubbing, VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contains 12 papers + Introduction & Discussions. Includes: R.H. Barnes " Reflections on the Study of Malnutrition & Mental Development"; J. Cravioto "Malnutrition, Environment & Child Development"; J. Dobbing " Malnutrition & the Developing Brain: A Critical Review"; S. Zamenhof & E. van Marthens "Study of Some Nutritional & Regulatory Factors Affecting Prenatal Brain Development"; J.D. Fernstrom & L.D. Lytle "Long-term Consumption of Low-protein Corn-based Diets: Effect on Serotonin Synthesis in Rat Brain, & on Sensitivity to Painful Stimuli"; P.J. Morgane; et al: " Maternal Protein Malnutrition & the Developing Nervous System"; M. Simonson "Effects of Maternal Malnourishment, Development, & Behavior in Successive Generations in the Rat & Cat"; S. Frankova "Behavioral Consequences of Early Malnutrition & Environmental Stimuli"; D.A. Levitsky "Malnutrition & the Hunger to Learn"; D. Stroebel "Behavior & Malnutrition in Nonhuman Primates"; ; R.E. Klein "Malnutrition & Human Behavior: A Backward Glance at an Ongoing Longitudinal Study"; A. Chavez & C. Martinez "Consequences of Insufficient Nutrition on Child Character & Behavior".

Keywords: Developmental Psychology, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Mental Development, Developing Brain, Child Behavior, Behaviour Neurology, Biochemistry, Protein Deficiency