“It’s not clear whether the extended period of childhood and juvenile development created more opportunities for play or if this playfulness emerged as a result of that extended period. However, this evolution of childhood, along with the prolonged neural plasticity it brings, may have been a crucial adaptation for the development of the modern human mind.”

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• Person: Not available Organization: Florida Atlantic University
  Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early ...

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• Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early ... www.fau.edu Florida Atlantic University via serper

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• childhood concept