«This new evidence illuminates the central role of early experience as infants specify which signals, from
an initially broad set, they will continue to link to core cognitive capacities,» said Danielle R. Perszyk, lead author of the study and a doctoral candidate in cognitive psychology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern.
The protests started in late May in Istanbul
initially as a reaction to the planned demolition of Gezi Park, but they rapidly grew into complaints about a
broader set of issues including freedom of religion, press and expression.