Malnutrition and the undernourished curiosity

Levitsky, David A.

Malnutrition and the undernourished curiosity

1976

Levitsky, David A.

Extract: The effects of malnutrition on behavior could be reversed or at least minimized by the introduction of "favorable" stimulation in the individual's environment during upbringing. Learning retardation--once attributed to "brain damage"--can be overcome, not by a change in diet or by medical effects, but by enriching the living environment of the malnourished. These outcomes may be described in terms of the concept of "functional isolation."

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