Early life neglect and deprivation leads to smaller brains, study suggests
Media captionThere were 67 Romanian adoptees in the study and their brains were compared to 21 adoptees who did not suffer early life deprivation.First the total brain volume - the size of the brain - was 8.6% smaller in the Romanian adoptees on average.However, the impact on the brain was not uniform.
"These regions are linked to functions such as organisation, motivation, integration of information and memory." What the study cannot explain is what exactly about early life neglect and deprivation has this effect on the brain. However, the study is clear that the impact on the developing brain goes far beyond just poor nutrition.
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