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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 07 January 2014 07:08:25PM 0 points [-]

I'd bet the learning effect is quite generic

How generic? to all things said to have a critical period (mainly basic use of the senses)? or more broadly? If the latter, do you have an answer to my original question: what do children learn faster than adults?