HD FS 229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Romanian Orphans, Abecedarian, Neuroplasticity
10 Feb 2016
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Experience-expectant growth: requires certain environmental triggers. Our environment must support and provide animations. Necessary for healthy functioning: example: sensory: see, hear, touch, talk, smell, taste, critical periods. A developmental window of opportunity to stimulate. Example- children who are born with cataracts. If removed before 6 months, infant will see same as one who didn"t have an eye problem. If removed after 6 months, the infant will never be able to see clearly. Enrolled in a very well designed and intensive day care: group 2- kindergarten-2nd grade. Provided each child with a master teacher: group 3- birth- 2nd grade. A combination of the first two groups. Groups that started at birth showed improvements in iq scores. By 18 months is key, rather than 5 years. The earlier you begin, the more window of improvement. Brain development during infancy: there is great potential, synaptic pruning. Rare potential to over prune: brain plasticity. Take lost area and reassign to other matter.
