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Front. Public Health
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1376075
This article is part of the Research Topic Education and Health as Social Determinants: The Econeurobiology of Brain Development View all 11 articles

Econeurobiology and Brain Development in Children: Key Factors Affecting Development, Behavioral Outcomes, and School Interventions

Provisionally accepted
Raed Mualem Raed Mualem 1,2*Leon Morales-Quezada Leon Morales-Quezada 3Rania H. Farraj Rania H. Farraj 2Shir Shance Shir Shance 2Dana Hodaya Bernshtein Dana Hodaya Bernshtein 4Sapir Cohen Sapir Cohen 2Loay Mualem Loay Mualem 5Niven Salem Niven Salem 4Rivka R. Yehuda Rivka R. Yehuda 4Yusra Zbedat Yusra Zbedat 6Igor Waksman Igor Waksman 7Seema Biswas Seema Biswas 8
  • 1 Oranim Academic College, Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel
  • 2 Econourobiology Research Group, Research Authority, Oranim Academic Collage, Israel, Kiryat Tiv'on, Haifa, Israel
  • 3 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, Boston, MA, United States
  • 4 The Institute for Brain and Rehabilitation Sciences, Nazareth, Israel, Nazareth, Northern District, Israel
  • 5 Department of computer science, Haifa University, Haifa, Haifa, Israel
  • 6 Ramat Zevulun High School, Ibtin, Israel, Ibtin, Israel
  • 7 Bar Ilan University Medical School, Tzfat, Israel, Israel, Tzfat, Israel
  • 8 Global Health Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery B, Galilee Medical Center, Israel, Nahariya, Israel

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    The Econeurobiology of the brain describes the environment in which an individual's brain develops. This paper explores the complex neural mechanisms that support and evaluate enrichment at various stages of development, providing an overview of how they contribute to plasticity and enhancement of both achievement and health. It explores the deep benefits of enrichment and contrasts them with the negative effects of trauma and stress on brain development. In addition, the paper strongly emphasizes the integration of Gardner's intelligence types into the school curriculum environment. It emphasizes the importance of linking various intelligence traits to educational strategies to ensure a holistic approach to cognitive development.In the field of Econeurobiology, this work explains the central role of the environment in shaping the development of the brain. It examines brain connections and plasticity and reveals the impact of certain environmental factors on brain development in early and mid-childhood. In particular, the six key factors highlighted are an environment of support, nutrition, physical activity, music, sleep, andcognitive strategies, highlighting their potential to improve cognitive abilities, memory, learning, self-regulation, and social and emotional development. This paper also investigates the social determinants of health and education in the context of Econeurobiology. It emphasizes the transformative power of education in society, especially in vulnerable communities facing global challenges in accessing quality education.

    Keywords: Public Health, Brain Development, brain connectivity, plasticity, Learning, Education, Self-regulation, social determinants of health

    Received: 24 Jan 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Mualem, Morales-Quezada, Farraj, Shance, Hodaya Bernshtein, Cohen, Mualem, Salem, Yehuda, Zbedat, Waksman and Biswas. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Raed Mualem, Oranim Academic College, Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel

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