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Training during a sensitive period in development may have greater effects on brain structure
and behavior than training later in life. Musicians are an excellent model for investigating …

Evidence in animals and humans indicates that there are sensitive periods during development,
times when experience or stimulation has a greater influence on behavior and brain …

This study inspected the strength of different risk factors for childhood sexual abuse among
179 preadolescent girls (M age = 9 years). The families in our study were oversampled for …

Male violence is an enduring feature of women's lives from childhood through old age. The
review covers child sexual abuse, rape, and partner violence with emphasis on the …

Behavioural and neuroimaging studies provide evidence for a possible “sensitive” period in
childhood development during which musical training results in long-lasting changes in …

Objective: This study examined the association between age at alcohol use onset and adult
alcohol misuse and dependence by testing the sensitive-period hypothesis that early …

This study compared men's and women's pathways to adulthood by examining how role
transitions in education, work, marriage, and parenthood intersect and form developmental …

The cerebellum has been associated with timing on the millisecond scale and with musical
rhythm and beat processing. Early musical training (before age 7) is associated with …

Little is known about how children acquire new motor sequences. In particular, it is not clear
if the same learning progression observed in adults is also present in childhood nor whether …