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The Development of Circadian Rhythms in Human Infants

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Summary<br />

1. <strong>Development</strong> encompasses a range <strong>of</strong> physiological, biological and social<br />

changes <strong>in</strong> humans that move the <strong>in</strong>dividual from a simple to a more complex<br />

organism.<br />

2. <strong>Development</strong> is ordered, occurs <strong>in</strong> all organisms and is sequential and<br />

irreversible.<br />

3. Although the order rema<strong>in</strong>s the same, the rate <strong>of</strong> maturation is different and is<br />

under the <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal and external factors.<br />

4. Infancy is a critical period <strong>of</strong> development due to the complexity and rapidity<br />

<strong>of</strong> the changes which occur.<br />

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