Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e6RIkRP16036; Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:46:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:46:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s9804b35.055@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:871] Excerpt from Thursday Notes X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.3.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1798 Lines: 35 The following is an excerpt from Thursday Notes. I was wondering what people thought about it: Attentive Moms May Promote High Intelligence Offspring Here's a boost for family literacy programs: how parents treat children may influence which of their offspring's genes turn on, according to a new study by McGill University scientists. Researchers found that gene activity is influenced by the environment--and the most important feature of that environment is the mother's parenting. In a series of experiments, rat pups whose mothers were highly attentive grew up to be less stressed and scored higher in intelligence and memory tests than pups whose mothers did not give them much tactile attention. The smarter rats scored high on tests throughout their lives. Scientists found extra connections between nerve cells in tissue samples as well as more growth hormones and neurotransmitters critical to learning in the actively nurtured offspring. According to researchers, the study provides evidence of a direct relationship between maternal care and brain development, including spatial learning in adulthood. Teaching good parenting techniques in family literacy programs promotes active parenting. See the study reported in August issue of Nature Neuroscience or March 27 Newsweek. ___ A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/ >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman July 27, 2000 Daphne Greenberg Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University University Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 Fax: 404-651-1415 Ph: 404-651-0400 E-mail: alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu
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