Changes in brain chemicals mark shifts in infant learning

Monday, October 26, 2009 - 10:56 in Biology & Nature

When do you first leave the nest? Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions -such as learning when to leave the protective presence of their mother to start exploring the wider world. Neuroscientists have now pinpointed molecular events occurring in the brain during that turning point.

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