ArticleDelaware journal of public health2024
Early Brain Development and Public Health.
Article in Delaware journal of public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Audit on knowledge, attitudes and practices on developmental assessment among public health midwives in a sub-urban health area in Sri Lanka.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Family perspective on caring for children with chronic conditions in the pre- and trans-pandemic contexts of COVID-19.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- The role of sensory experience in the maturation of prefrontal cortical circuits.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
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Abstract
Early brain development research is important to public health professionals for understanding early development and strengthening systemic supports for young children's healthy brain growth. This overview describes basic processes of early brain development, including prenatal development and the "fetal programming" of brain and behavior, neural proliferation and the essential influence of experience in the creation of neural networks, the maturational timing of different brain systems and their behavioral consequences, the myelination of neural pathways and its influence on children's action and thinking, and the capacity of the brain to create new neural connections throughout life, which contributes to its continuing adaptability to new experiences. The implications of this research for public health and for strengthening support for early brain development are considered throughout this discussion.
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