Locke & Bogin (L&B) propose that humans are unique in possessing stages of childhood and adolescence. Arguments to the contrary include evidence for a similar and adaptive juvenile period in simians of slow growth, intense play and learning, and provisioning with solid food by adults. Likewise, simians as well as humans undergo a compensatory growth spurt during puberty.
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Univ Oxford, Dept Psychiat, North Gate House,55 High St, Dorchester On Thames OX10 7HN, Oxon, EnglandUniv Oxford, Dept Psychiat, North Gate House,55 High St, Dorchester On Thames OX10 7HN, Oxon, England