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plasticity: modifiability, or "molding," of the brain through early .
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central nervous system: and spinal cord.
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neurons: cells.
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myelination: Process of coating neurons with a fatty substance that enables faster between cells.
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visual : An infant's tendency to look longer at certain stimuli than at others, which depends on the ability to make visual distinctions.
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systems of : Increasingly complex combinations of simpler, previously acquired skills, which permit a wider or more precise range of movement and more control of the environment.
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Screening Test: Screening test given to children 1 month to 6 years old to determine whether they are developing normally; it assesses gross motor skills, fine motor skills, language development, and personality and social development.
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visual : Apparatus designed to give an illusion of depth and used to assess depth perception in infants.
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depth perception: Ability to perceive objects and surfaces -dimensionally.
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infant mortality rate: Proportion of babies born alive who die within the first .
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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently infant.





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