Quote Originally Posted by kuulbns
I recently watched a documentary on "feral children", (wild children). While these children can learn to some degree, MRI's and CT scans show marked damage to the brain, areas that never developed because of lack of use. This is permanent damage. Therefore (IMHO) Intelligence has as much to do with nurture as with nature. If parts of the brain are not stimulated they fail to develope the necesary nueron connections to use them. Interesting stuff.
yeah i did a few studys on feral children (the wild boy of avyron ((sp))) and its very interesting...they have a window of oppertunity to learn certain things such as comprhendable language and stuff like manners....other wise they simply dont have any social skills in the slightest.....there was also one i looked at about a girl who was kept in a chicken coop for 7 years and their neibourghs didnt do anything to stop this....but when she came out of the coop she made clucking sounds and didnt use her hands to eat....
but i cant go too deep...i wasnt even going to post this but couldnt resist....i love stuff like this...