A Neurobiological Perspective on Early Human Deprivation

被引：94

作者：

Nelson, Charles A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA

来源：

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES | 2007年 / 1卷 / 01期

关键词：

deprivation; institutionalization; brain development; orphanage; neural plasticity; psychosocial;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1750-8606.2007.00004.x

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

The number of children who are abandoned or orphaned around the world is rapidly increasing owing to war, AIDS, and poverty. Many of these children are placed in institutional settings for lack of individual or societal resources or because of long-standing cultural traditions. It has been known for over half a century that rearing children in institutional care characterized by profound sensory, cognitive, linguistic, and psychosocial deprivation can be deleterious to their development. This article examines the neural mechanisms that. likely underlie the maldeveloprnent many institutionalized children experience.

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页数：6

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