Carnegie Mellon scientists discover first evidence of brain rewiring in children
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 15:08
in Health & Medicine
PITTSBURGH -- Carnegie Mellon University scientists Timothy Keller and Marcel Just have uncovered the first evidence that intensive instruction to improve reading skills in young children causes the brain to physically rewire itself, creating new white matter that improves communication within the brain. Link: http://www.cmu.edu