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Experiences build brains
Neuroscientists, David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel
(1964) investigated the impact of blindfolding
kittens from birth.
They found that when the blindfold was
removed, vision had been lost in the eye that
had been blindfolded. They also found that the
neural circuitry in the part of the brain for that
eye had not developed.
Neuroscientist, Donald Hebb (cited in Jensen, 2015) compared the
brains of laboratory rats with rats he had taken home as pets for
his children.
He found stronger neural circuitry in the rats which had spent time
roaming the house and navigating spaces than the laboratory rats.
The pet rats were also better able to solve problems.
This evidenced how it is experiences that
