What’s the difference between the 3-year-old brain on the left and the 3-year-old brain on the right in the attached photo beliw?
The child whose brain appears on the left had a caregiver who consistently loved, cared for, responded to and interacted positively with him. The child whose brain appears on the right was neglected, ignored and abused. “The child on the right will grow into an adult who is less intelligent, less able to empathize with others, more likely to become addicted to drugs and involved in violent crime … and to develop mental and other serious health problems,” says an article published in The Telegraph in 2012.
The child whose brain appears on the left had a caregiver who consistently loved, cared for, responded to and interacted positively with him. The child whose brain appears on the right was neglected, ignored and abused.
