ReviewFrontiers in psychology2019
Enriched Environments as a Potential Treatment for Developmental Disorders: A Critical Assessment.
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- Can Environmental Enrichment Modulate Epigenetic Processes in the Central Nervous System Under Adverse Environmental Conditions? A Systematic Review.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2024Pooled it
- Food Hardness Modulates Behavior, Cognition, and Brain Activation: A Systematic Review of Animal and Human Studies.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the qualitative literature on older individuals' experiences of care and well-being during physical rehabilitation for acquired brain injury.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Pooled it
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- The microglial TREM2 receptor programs hippocampal development in a mouse model of childhood deprivation.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026Article
- Pre-treatment with royal jelly, environmental enrichment, and their combination role in stress induced neurobehavioral deficits in male rats.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Article
- From Genetic Determinism to Epigenetic Regulation: Paradigm Shifts in the Understanding of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
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- Neuronal type-specific modulation of cognition and AP-1 signaling by early-life rearing conditions.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The Impacts of Housing Conditions on the Cardiopulmonary and Neurobehavioral Responses of Mice to High Temperature and Wildfire Smoke.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Is Early-Life Enrichment Associated With Better Cognitive Function Among Older Adults? Examining Home and School Environments.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
- Opening the window to the children's mind: the superior efficacy of open-ended physical games in the development of attention and socio-emotional skills.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Perceptual learning and neural correlates of virtual navigation in subjective cognitive decline: A pilot study.iScience · 2024Article
- Postnatal Enrichment Corrects Deficits in Perineuronal Net Formation and Reversal Learning in Adult Mice Exposed to Early Adversity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- The Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity (HEPJournal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Using Precision Medicine to Disentangle Genotype-Phenotype Relationships in Twins with Rett Syndrome: A Case Report.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- HEPChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Environmental Enrichment Prevents Gut Dysbiosis Progression and Enhances Glucose Metabolism in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
The beneficial effects of enriched environments have been established through a long history of research. Enrichment of the living conditions of captive animals in the form of larger cages, sensory stimulating objects, and opportunities for social interaction and physical exercise, has been shown to reduce emotional reactivity, ameliorate abnormal behaviors, and enhance cognitive functioning. Recently, environmental enrichment research has been extended to humans, in part due to growing interest in its potential therapeutic benefits for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). This paper reviews the history of enriched environment research and the use of enriched environments as a developmental intervention in studies of both NDD animal models and children. We argue that while environmental enrichment may sometimes benefit children with NDDs, several methodological factors need to be more closely considered before the efficacy of this approach can be adequately evaluated, including: (i) operationally defining and standardizing enriched environment treatments across studies; (ii) use of control groups and better control over potentially confounding variables; and (iii) a comprehensive theoretical framework capable of predicting when and how environmental enrichment will alter the trajectory of NDDs.
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