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Brain Development
In this hour of our special broadcast from the annual meeting of the AAAS , we'll discuss how genes and the environment work together to shape the young developing brain. How does experience influence the brain's circuits and anatomy? And how flexible are those circuits later in life?
Guests:
Marion Diamond
Professor of Integrative Biology
University of California
Berkeley, CA
Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Co-director of the Psychobiology Program
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Mary Blue
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Scientist
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
Craig Ramey
Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics, Sociology & Maternal and Child Health
Director, Civitan International Research Center
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
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