Experience and Brain Development.

Greenough, William T.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ359813

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Experience and Brain Development.

Greenough, William T.; And Others

Child Development, v58 n3 p539-59 Jun 1987

The role of experience in the developing brain is considered. A categorization scheme based upon the type of information stored and the brain mechanisms involved in storing the information is proposed. Experience-expectant and experience-dependent information storage are differentiated. (BN)

Descriptors: Encoding (Psychology), Literature Reviews, Models, Neurological Organization, Physical Development, Physical Environment, Sensory Experience

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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