Neglect in early years can cause lasting brain damage

John Freeman
Thursday, March 17, 2016

How neural frameworks that usually develop in young children in an ordinary family environment fail to develop properly in the absence of stimulation.

Neural frameworks that usually develop in young children by age two fail to develop properly if stimulus is absent. Picture: Guzelian
Neural frameworks that usually develop in young children by age two fail to develop properly if stimulus is absent. Picture: Guzelian

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