Trigger for Brain Plasticity identified
Researchers have long sought a factor that can trigger the brain's ability to learn - and perhaps recapture the "sponge-like" quality of childhood.
- September 1,2008 | ISSN 1940-6967
- American Society of Registered Nurses ®
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Kirsten Nicole
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Kirsten Nicole
Stan Kenyon
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Kimberly McNabb
Lisa Gordon
Stephanie Robinson
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Stan Kenyon
Liz Di Bernardo
Cris Lobato
Elisa Howard
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