Sentences with phrase «period of neural development»
According to Psychology Today, «Touchscreens offer an intuitive interface which enable toddlers to gain intense contingent sensory stimulation during a peak period of neural development and at an age when the relatively immature motor and linguistic systems have previously limited cognitive stimulation.»
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A child's brain undergoes an amazing period of development from birth to three — producing more than a million neural connections each second.
If it does, the fetus could face a double whammy: Not only would exposures be higher during this period of organ and neural development, but rates of detoxification also would be diminished, vom Saal says.
A recent research focus is to identify the impact of childhood trauma on neural and psychological functioning, with a specific interest in identifying the impact of critical periods of trauma exposure during development.
This talk will provide an overview of current research findings on the impact of childhood trauma on key neural, hormonal, cognitive and psychological functions, and will highlight a role of critical «sensitive periods» of trauma exposure on development.