As soon as the baby is born,
it is driven by influences surrounding it. How the baby
is stimulated will have a
very important effect on how
it develops.
Dr. Stephen Hunt: Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Cambridge University

For vision to develop, the brain's visual centre requires sensory stimulus. If sight is not exercised early on, it will not develop.
Geraldine Dawson, University of Washington Psychologist (and others)

If there is a way to compensate, the developing brain will find it.
Dr. Donald Shields, UCLA Pediatric Neurologist

A body scanner technique that can show tiny changes in the brain has revealed how the brains of newborn babies can regenerate--a capacity mostly lost in later life.
Report from The Institute of Physics Annual Congress, April 1999

The most important year is
the first year of life. . .nature opens windows of opportunity for every child and also slams each one shut at the passing of every year. If children are stimulated, the benefits could be infinite. If not, the damage will last a lifetime.
Frank Newman, Head of U.S. Education Commission