Changes in brain chemicals modify infant learning process
27 Oct 2009, 1217 Hrs

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London, Oct 27 A new American study has pointed out the chemical changes in the brain that transform the learning process of infants.

Psychologist Gordon A. Barr of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and neuroscientist Regina M. Sullivan of the Nathan Kline Institute and New York University Langone Medical Center studied the mother-child behaviour in rats to draw parallels in humans.

The scientists say their findings can also be applied to infant behaviour in dogs, rats and people.

Barr said: "For humans.... the findings may shed light on the pathologically strong attachment that children are known to have even for abusive caretakers."

The conclusions of the study also suggest that scientists may detect neural mechanisms due to which other transitions such as a baby's switch from breastfeeding to eating solid food occurs, he added.

The study was published online on Sept. 27 in Nature Neuroscience. (ANI)

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