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Science 21 August 1970:
Vol. 169. no. 3947, pp. 776 - 778
DOI: 10.1126/science.169.3947.776
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Brain Weight Increases Resulting from Environmental Enrichment: A Directional Dominance in Mice

Norman D. Henderson 1

1 Department of Psychology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074

A genetic analysis of brain weights of 544 mice reared in either enriched or standard laboratory environments indicated significant directional dominance in the percentage of increase in brain weight as a result of enrichment.


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