A Developmental Theory of Environmental Enrichment
SciencePublished 12 August 1977Open access
Robert A. Cummins, P. J. Livesey, J. G. M. Evans, R. Walsh
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The differential brain development induced by sensory enrichment or deprivation is most apparent in rats with low brain weights, and these differences are hypothesized to represent the retarded development of environment-dependent neurons in the isolated animals.
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The differential brain development induced by sensory enrichment or deprivation is most apparent in rats with low brain weights. These differences are hypothesized to represent the retarded development of environment-dependent neurons in the isolated animals.
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