Bette Lamont

Your Mom was Wrong: Horseplay is an Important Part of Development

Playground roughhousing has long been a tradition of children and adolescents, much to the chagrin of several generations of parents who worry that their child will be hurt or worse, become accustom to violence and aggression.  But animal research may paint a different portrait of rough and tumble play; one that suggests that social and

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A Brief Overview of the History and Principles of NeuroDevelopmental Movement®

by Bette Lamont NeuroDevelopmental Movement® (formerly known as Neurological Reorganization) has its roots in the work of Temple Fay MD, Glen Doman, Carl Delacato, and later, Florence Scott, RN. Various doctors who have helped advance the work, but whose names are not as strongly associated with this methodology, include Evan Thomas MD, Edward LeWinn MD,

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Brain’s Ability to Repair Itself After Stroke or Injury

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The adult brain appears to have a surprisingly strong built-in capacity for change, a study by Vanderbilt University researchers suggests, creating the possibility for innovative treatments for brain disorders. The seemingly limited ability of the adult brain to recover from stroke or accidental injury has been a major stumbling block in treating

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Blind Can Learn to See

Those Who Once Were Blind Can Learn To See, Study Shows Date: February 20, 2007 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: How does the human brain “learn” to see? If the brain is deprived of visual input early in life, can it later learn to see at all? MIT researchers are exploring those questions by

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