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Understand how the social brain develops
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‘The social brain?’ by Chris D Frith in Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Apr 29; 362(1480): 671–678.
‘Learning and the social brain’ webpage on the Edutopia website
‘What does ‘the social brain’ really mean?’ from Psychology Today
‘How does social isolation affect a child’s mental health and development?’ on the No Isolation website
‘Social-Emotional Development Domain’ webpage on website
‘Social connection makes a better brain’ webpage on the website
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Click to read ‘The Social Brain: Neural Basis of Social Knowledge’ by Ralph Adolphs from Annu Rev Psychol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 Feb 10 to learn more about the social brain.
The Urban Child Institute has a section called ‘What do we know about social and emotional development in early childhood?’ which explains how the early years last a lifetime.
Click to read ‘The Developing Social Brain: Implications for Education’ written by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore.
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