{"id":9,"date":"2011-10-17T13:58:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T18:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/bd-placeholder\/bd-2-early-brain-development-research\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T21:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:46:51","slug":"bd-2-early-brain-development-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/bd-2-early-brain-development-research\/","title":{"rendered":"BD 2. Early brain development research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-1830\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/files\/2011\/10\/Sokolowski_Lab-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"Two researchers working in front of microscopes.\" class=\"wp-image-1830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/files\/2011\/10\/Sokolowski_Lab-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/files\/2011\/10\/Sokolowski_Lab-1024x630.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marla Sokolowski&#8217;s lab, University of Toronto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Biological and social scientists have made significant advances in understanding how experience-based brain development in the early years affects learning, behaviour and mental and physical health. Our earliest experiences, beginning at conception, shape our brain and biological systems for life&#8221; (McCain et al., 2011, p. 27).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Neuroscience research underscores the importance of early experience. Technology has made a big difference in how we understand the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following video, Dr. Charles Nelson explains some of the tools used in his laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-watch-expand-transcript-1qLGlS wp-block-lazyblock-watch-expand-transcript\"><div class=\"watch-expand expand-container context-container\">\n   <div class=\"watch tap-to-expand tap-container\">\n      <div class=\"tap-icon\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"tap-content\">\n         <span class=\"tap-label\">VIEW<\/span>\n         <span class=\"tap-description\">Nelson &#8211; research tools (3:23)<\/span>\n        \n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"output-content collapse\" style=\"height: 0px;\">\n      <div class=\"vimeo-container\">\n         <iframe webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/90178892?api=1\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div><br>\n      <p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/transcript\/transcript-nelson-research-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nelson &#8211; research tools &#8211; Text Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Meghan Azad, a research scientist at the Children&#8217;s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, describes some of the methods of data collection used in her research. Note the use of technology, and how data collection was adapted during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-watch-expand-transcript-Z17Vb5E wp-block-lazyblock-watch-expand-transcript\"><div class=\"watch-expand expand-container context-container\">\n   <div class=\"watch tap-to-expand tap-container\">\n      <div class=\"tap-icon\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"tap-content\">\n         <span class=\"tap-label\">VIEW<\/span>\n         <span class=\"tap-description\">Azad &#8211; data collection (1:50)<\/span>\n        \n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"output-content collapse\" style=\"height: 0px;\">\n      <div class=\"vimeo-container\">\n         <iframe webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/857288991\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div><br>\n      <p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/transcript\/transcript-azad-data-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\">Azad &#8211; data collection &#8211; Text Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The next reading is an issue of <em>Early Childhood in Focus<\/em>. It provides an excellent overview of brain architecture, discusses brain imaging methods and provides examples of research with related policy questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-read-Z1EX9cR wp-block-lazyblock-read\"><div class=\"read context-container\">\n   <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bernardvanleer.org\/Developing-Brains?pubnr=1531&amp;download=1\" class=\"tap-container\">\n      <div class=\"tap-icon\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"tap-content\">\n         <span class=\"tap-label\">READ<\/span><span class=\"tap-description\">Early Childhood in Focus 7: Developing brains<\/span><\/span>      \n      <\/div>\n   <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now review the material in this reading with the following review quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-interact-2fFOeP wp-block-lazyblock-interact\"><div class=\"interact-link context-container\">\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hscsr.rrc.ca\/secd\/interactions\/developingBrainReview\/developingBrainQuiz.html\" class=\"tap-container interact\">\n    <div class=\"tap-icon\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"tap-content\">\n      <span class=\"tap-label\">INTERACT<\/span>\n      <span class=\"tap-description\">Developing brains review<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biological and social scientists have made significant advances in understanding how experience-based brain development in the early years affects learning, behaviour and mental and physical health. Our earliest experiences, beginning at conception, shape our brain and biological systems for life&#8221; (McCain et al., 2011, p. 27). Neuroscience research underscores the importance of early experience. 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