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Stimulating young mice by various methods can accelerate their development. Some of the changes evidently result from the direct action of the stimulation on the young, but some seem to be due to changes in the behaviour of the mother toward her offspring
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BARNETT, S., BURN, J. Early Stimulation and Maternal Behaviour. Nature 213, 150–152 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213150a0
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