NNIW102 - Session 1 - Critical and sensitive periods in child development

Andrew Prentice & Ahmad Suryawan

Dr. Ahmad Suryawan delves into the significance of the critical and sensitive periods in child development, how these unique windows influence lifelong brain architecture. He explains that critical periods are brief, irreversible windows when brain circuits are highly responsive to nutrition and environmental input, while sensitive periods, though broader, offer some flexibility, though at a higher effort and cost.

Andrew Prentice

Andrew Prentice

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Ahmad Suryawan

Ahmad Suryawan

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