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A Developmental Theory of Environmental Enrichment

Robert A. Cummins, P. J. Livesey, J. G. M. Evans, R. Walsh

Science · 1977 · 62 citations · 9 references

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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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