The
Effects of Different Levels of Protein and Environmental Stimulation
on Spatial and Activity Skills in the White Rat
J.L.M. Binnie-Dawson |
The
findings of this experiment support the hypotheses that the early
dietary and environmental manipulations in the first 7 weeks, with
later return to normal diet and environment, resulted in the predicted
significant differences between the five male/female samples involved,
HH, HN, NN, NL, LL. The data further confirmed the predicted differences
found in growth rates, adrenals, pituitary, gonads, brain and spatial
f activity skills. As the research design only involves 5 cells,
it does have certain limitations in analysis, and thus the next experiment
will utilize the full 3 x 3 (9 cells) design. These findings have
also extended the earlier kwashiorkor feminization research (Dawson,
1966), and later sex hormone reversal experiments reported by Dawson
(1972, Dawson et al. 1975, & 1979). The implications are also
discussed for bio-social theory, the developing countries, contrasting
Temne/Mende tropical agriculturists, with the hunting ecologies of
the Arctic Eskimo, with the overcrowded resettlement estates of Hong
Kong.
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