The human brain is most sensitive organ in the human body. A mass of fat averaging just over 3lb it is prone to malfunction when deprived of fat, sugar or water. Think of your last hang over, it lost all three and you could barely think. Despite its ability receive, process and convert massive amounts of data about the outside world into cognitive thought, it is as sensitive to social stimulation as it is tangible fuels. Much like a muscle, if it is deprived of regular exercise it will atrophy or develop improperly.
In 1920 two sisters, Amala and Kamala, were discovered in Bengal, India who had been raised by wolves. Dubbed the "feral girls" they exhibited no behavior that we would consider human but clearly showed traits binding them to a wolf pack. While it was abnormal for them to them to show few human emotions they exhibited what would be considered a social norm for a well-adjusted wolf cub. When removed from their homes (the wolf pack) and institutionalized they both slowly began to deteriorate. They died in 1921 and 1929 respectively. For them the family dynamic of a mother and father was a wolf pack where they were clearly loved enough to be spared and adopted. There is clear evidence of "cognitive impairment in institutionalized children, but also showing improvements when …show more content…
This led to a rash of unwanted and illegally aborted children. 100,000 children found themselves in orphanages leading to "severe and pervasive restriction of human interactions, play, conversation, and experiences" (Rutter & O'Connor, 2004, p. 91). Taken from a constructive family environment where the brain was allowed proper growth and a chance to "exercise" they consistently regressed. The physical results as detailed by Margaret Sheridan, PhD and Charles Nelson, PhD, of the Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston Children's Hospital were three
In 1920 two sisters, Amala and Kamala, were discovered in Bengal, India who had been raised by wolves. Dubbed the "feral girls" they exhibited no behavior that we would consider human but clearly showed traits binding them to a wolf pack. While it was abnormal for them to them to show few human emotions they exhibited what would be considered a social norm for a well-adjusted wolf cub. When removed from their homes (the wolf pack) and institutionalized they both slowly began to deteriorate. They died in 1921 and 1929 respectively. For them the family dynamic of a mother and father was a wolf pack where they were clearly loved enough to be spared and adopted. There is clear evidence of "cognitive impairment in institutionalized children, but also showing improvements when …show more content…
This led to a rash of unwanted and illegally aborted children. 100,000 children found themselves in orphanages leading to "severe and pervasive restriction of human interactions, play, conversation, and experiences" (Rutter & O'Connor, 2004, p. 91). Taken from a constructive family environment where the brain was allowed proper growth and a chance to "exercise" they consistently regressed. The physical results as detailed by Margaret Sheridan, PhD and Charles Nelson, PhD, of the Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston Children's Hospital were three