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This shows different images the children had to learn

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·June 22, 2021·4 min read

Children Recycle Brain Regions When Acquiring New Skills

A new study sheds light on visual development and learning in children. Researchers found cortical recycling in the ventral temporal cortex reflects adjustments to changing visual demands throughout childhood.

This is a brain slice scan from the study

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·September 24, 2019·4 min read

Do children’s brains really get thinner?

A new study questions whether a child's brain thins as they get older. Researchers say the cortex does not thin during childhood, but instead becomes more myelinated.

Image shows a brain set out like a map.

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·May 17, 2017·3 min read

Blind People Have Brain Map For ‘Visual’ Observations Too

Researchers discover those who were born blind use a brain map, similar to that in people with full vision, to distinguish between objects.

Image shows the researchers.

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·January 5, 2017·8 min read

Development of Face Recognition Entails Brain Tissue Growth

Two new studies overturn currently held theories, finding the brain continues to grow in regions that also show changes in function.