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Early Experiences Beneficial to Brain development in Humans — and Puppies Too

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I found this article in Science Daily

Improving babies’ language skills before they’re even old enough to speak

Date:
September 30, 2014
Source:
Rutgers University
Summary:
In the first months of life, when babies begin to distinguish sounds that make up language from all the other sounds in the world, they can be trained to more effectively recognize which sounds “might” be language, accelerating the development of the brain maps which are critical to language acquisition and processing, according to new research.
Link to the full article: http://tinyurl.com/leqnwdp
Early experiences create beneficial changes in the brain of humans. My experience tells me the same is true for puppies.