In an earlier survey, BHF Blog Readers indicated an interest in new research, but with so much information at our fingertips, it is often difficult to find time to sort through it all. We hope to use this blog to connect you to valuable, relevant, up-to date information, like this fascinating study below.
A new study published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that preschool children whose moms are loving and nurturing have a larger hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning, memory and stress response, when they reach school age. Read this intriguing, and motivating, article at link below.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2012/01/30/nurturing-moms-may-help-their-childs-brain-develop
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