How Does Research on Children Adopted from Romanian Orphanages Contribute

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Essay

How does research on children adopted from Romanian orphanages contribute to under­ standings of the relationship between brain development and experience? In your answer, be sure to discuss how the timing of early experiences may influence brain development.

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Definitions:

Annealing Furnaces

High-temperature ovens used in manufacturing to heat materials like metals, allowing them to cool slowly in order to reduce hardness, increase ductility, and relieve internal stresses.

Forward-bias

A condition in which a diode allows current to flow more easily, achieved by applying positive voltage to the anode relative to the cathode.