Skills development in infants: a possible role for widespread neurogenesis?
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There are differences in the way infants learn, perceive, and understand the environment as compared to adults (Bornstein, 1989; Nelson, 2000; Craik and Bialystok, 2006). While an adult has an established, clear perception of his environment, infants are still forming perceptions of the world (Hall et al., 1989; Holt, 1991; Zitelli and Davis, 2007). The mechanisms underlying these differences are not fully understood, but studies analyzing structural changes in infant brains give credence to a few suggestions, including increased synaptogenesis, dendritic arborization, myelination, and potentially even widespread neurogenesis.
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