In-class Activity #5_Annabelle Kuhlmann

 

In-class Activity #5 

 

Source: 

   - Neural consequences of environmental enrichment

        by 

van Praag, H; 

Kempermann, G; 

Gage, FH

Citation:

van Praag, H., Kempermann, G., & Gage, F. H. (2000). Neural consequences of environmental enrichment. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 1(3), 191–198. https://doi.org/10.1038/35044558

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Words: 

What is enrichment?

In an experimental setting,

an enriched environment

is ‘enriched’ in relation to 

standard laboratory 

housing conditions

“a combination of complex 

inanimate and

social stimulation”

Implies that…

relevance of single 

contributing factors...

cannot be easily isolated 

but 

there are good reasons to assume

 it is the interaction of factors 

 is an essential element of an enriched environment

not any single element that is hidden in the complexity

the effects of enriched environment have been tested,

Particularly

how environmental enrichment affects the brain

the ‘learning and memory’ hypothesis

it is difficult to prove 

the neural consequences of the enriched environment