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	Vision: Vision is one of the major sources of information for infants. Being able to see the world around them is important. Neuron scientists have found that the infant's looking around at things with both eyes helps to fine-tune the connections among brain cells.
	Language: Research suggests a link between verbal intelligence and the number of words a baby hears in conversation with a partner in the first two years of life.
	Hearing: The sensory experience of hearing music provides input to the developing brain.
	Physical: Bodily movement in a variety of directions provides the experience an infant needs to learn how to balance and gain control over his or her body. This progression of motor development is influenced by the infant's developing brain. When infants are born, the areas of the brain that will eventually control and coordinate voluntary movements are not yet well developed.
	Social Emotional: Social interaction is far and away the most important form of stimulation a baby receives. A sensitive caregiver is able to stimulate all of a baby's senses as well as to build feelings of trust and emotional security. The ways in which you touch, hold, feed, talk to and look at a baby, all provide important inputs to his developing brain.