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Massage accelerates brain development and the maturation of visual function. (Articolo in rivista)

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Massage accelerates brain development and the maturation of visual function. (Articolo in rivista) (literal)

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Guzzetta A, Baldini S, Bancale A, Baroncelli L, Ciucci F, Ghirri P, Putignano E, Sale A, Viegi A, Berardi N, Boldrini A, Cioni G, Maffei L. (2009)
Massage accelerates brain development and the maturation of visual function.
in The Journal of neuroscience
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Guzzetta A, Baldini S, Bancale A, Baroncelli L, Ciucci F, Ghirri P, Putignano E, Sale A, Viegi A, Berardi N, Boldrini A, Cioni G, Maffei L. (literal)

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Guzzetta A, Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Stella Maris, I-56128 Calambrone, Pisa, Italy; Baldini S Dottoranda Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy; Bancale A, IRCCS Stella Maris (PI); Baroncelli L Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy, Ciucci F, Dottoranda Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy; Ghirri P Neonatology Unit, Section of Endocrinology and Dysmorphology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; Putignano E Scuola Normale Superiore, I-56126 Pisa, Italy; Sale A Institute of Neuroscience of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; Viegi A Scuola Normale Superiore, I-56126 Pisa, Italy; Berardi N Department of Psychology, Florence University, I-50121 Florence, Italy, e nstitute of Neuroscience of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; Boldrini A Division of Neonatology, University of Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; Cioni G Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Stella Maris, I-56128 Calambrone, Pisa, Italy, e Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Pisa, I-56128 Calambrone, Pisa, Italy; Maffei L Scuola Normale Superiore, I-56126 Pisa, Italy, e Institute of Neuroscience of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; (literal)

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Massage accelerates brain development and the maturation of visual function. (literal)

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Environmental enrichment (EE) was shown recently to accelerate brain development in rodents. Increased levels of maternal care, and particularly tactile stimulation through licking and grooming, may represent a key component in the early phases of EE. We hypothesized that enriching the environment in terms of body massage may thus accelerate brain development in infants. We explored the effects of body massage in preterm infants and found that massage accelerates the maturation of electroencephalographic activity and of visual function, in particular visual acuity. In massaged infants, we found higher levels of blood IGF-1. Massage accelerated the maturation of visual function also in rat pups and increased the level of IGF-1 in the cortex. Antagonizing IGF-1 action by means of systemic injections of the IGF-1 antagonist JB1 blocked the effects of massage in rat pups. These results demonstrate that massage has an influence on brain development and in particular on visual development and suggest that its effects are mediated by specific endogenous factors such as IGF-1. (literal)

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