GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
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her brain activity was so unbalanced
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her brain was growing
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the size of her temporal lobe had actually grown 1/3 in size
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her frontal lobe had grown 1/3 in size
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Detailed explanation-1: -Genie’s case illustrates that the brain has critical periods of development and if these periods are missed, the individual is unlikely to develop normally in those areas of life. Once a child has reached the age of ten, their brains begin to reduce some of the connections between brain cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -Genie, a ward of court, was moved to LA’s children’s hospital. Pediatricians, psychologists, linguists and other experts from around the US petitioned to examine and treat her, for here was a unique opportunity to study brain and speech development – how language makes us human.
Detailed explanation-3: -She eventually learned to say a few words but never came close to acquiring a full language; therefore, some linguists argue that the example of Genie supports the critical period hypothesis: because she was too old when she started learning language, she was never able to do so successfully.
Detailed explanation-4: -During these years, her father mentally and physical abused his child and deprived her of human contact. As a result of this cruelty, Genie was unable to talk, walk, and was still wearing diapers at almost 14 years old.