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neurodevelopment

neurodevelopment

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The way the brain grows and changes, especially during childhood
  • noun
  • /ˌnʊroʊdɪˈvɛləpmənt/
  • Specialized
: neurodesarrollo
  • Many factors, including genetics and environment, can significantly influence a child's neurodevelopment.
  • children's neurodevelopment
  • adverse effects on neurodevelopment
  • early childhood neurodevelopment

Then it was always, and then there's this one class in neurodevelopment from Ben Reese and I got AB plus.

Examples

  • Early interventions can enhance neurodevelopment outcomes for children with developmental delays.

  • We do not know the effects on neurodevelopment when medications are taken for a decade or more during childhood.

    Academic text (2006)

  • And the reason I say no is because neurodevelopment has windows of opportunity.

  • Environmental characteristics within the household affect neurodevelopment in early life, frequently to the disadvantage of vulnerable populations.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Background: Air pollution effects on children's neurodevelopment have recently been suggested to occur most likely through the oxidative stress pathway.

    Academic text (2012)

  • CONCLUSIONS: The results support the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children's neurodevelopment.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The scale covers four aspects of neurodevelopment, represented in four sub-scores: movement and posture, coordination, language, and sociability.

    Academic text (2016)

  • In conclusion, our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children's neurodevelopment.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Much research has yet to be done to systematically analyze the adverse effects of PAE on neurodevelopment and to determine how these factors interact with genetic factors to render susceptibility.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Research shows that proper nutrition during pregnancy is crucial for fetal neurodevelopment in infants.

Surface Forms

neurodevelopment singular
neurodevelopments plural

Morphology

neurodevelopment = development (semi-transparent) = neuro + development

The word is built transparently from 'neuro-' plus 'development', but the technical prefix may not be known to many learners.

Etymology

Neurodevelopment joins the part neuro- meaning 'nerve', as in the common word nerve, and development meaning 'growth' or 'change over time', so it means the growth and maturing of the nervous system, especially the brain, during early life.