Cognition
Adversity in Early Childhood Can Impair Brain Development
Adverse early childhood experience leaves persisting traces in brain structure, highlighting the importance of preventive measures for healthy brain development
Brigitte Röder is a cognitive neuroscientist, head of the Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology lab at the University of Hamburg in Germany and a visiting scholar at the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India.
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