| A new study by a team of neuroscientists at NYU shows experiences early in life have an impact on the brain’s biological and functional development. Its findings, which centered on changes in mice and rats, reveal how learning and memory abilities may vary, depending on the nature of individual experiences in early life. The implications of this are many, including environmental influences on mental health, the role of education, the significance of poverty, and the impact of social settings. In their experiments, the scientists tested whether and how different types of experiences mature learning and memory abilities. NYU is a NYSERNet member. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2WoqMXI |