critical period of development

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critical period of development,

1 a specific time during which the environment has its greatest impact on an individual's development.

2 the time during gestation when critical organ systems are formed.

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This is especially important during pregnancy, when we have such a critical period of development in the first few months.

"Eat Green" for Baby's Brain by Rachel Mosteller / FitPregnancy

In fish, exposure to estrogen or estrogen-mimicking chemicals (xenoestrogens) during a critical period of development can irreversibly invert sex differentiation.

Antiestrogens inhibit xenoestrogen-induced brain aromatase activity ... by Brouwer, Marius / Environmental Health Perspectives

Repeated sensory input during this critical period of development results in generation and stabilization of functional brain circuits with unused pathways being eliminated.

The fetus does not feel pain by Derbyshire, Stuart W. / Conscience

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