A Developmental Theory of Environmental Enrichment
Open Access
- 12 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 197 (4304), 692-694
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.877587
Abstract
The differential brain development induced by sensory enrichment or deprivation is most apparent in rats with low brain weights. These differences are hypothesized to represent the retarded development of environment-dependent neurons in the isolated animals.Keywords
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