Understanding ‘Ba Ba Ba’ as a Key to Development By PERRI KLASS, M.D. New York Times, October 11, 2010 …Babble is increasingly being understood as an essential precursor to speech, and as a key predictor of both cognitive and social emotional development. And research is teasing apart the phonetic components of babble, along with the […]
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Taking Early Retirement May Retire Memory, Too
Taking Early Retirement May Retire Memory, Too by Gina Kolata New York Times, 10/11/10 The two economists call their paper “Mental Retirement,” and their argument has intrigued behavioral researchers. Data from the United States, England and 11 other European countries suggest that the earlier people retire, the more quickly their memories decline. The implication, the […]
At Risk From the Womb
At Risk From the Womb By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF New York Times Sunday Opinion 10/2/10 Some people think we’re shaped primarily by genes. Others believe that the environment we grow up in is most important. But now evidence is mounting that a third factor is also critical: our uterine environment before we’re even born. Researchers […]