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critical period

maturational stage in the lifespan of an organism during which the nervous system is especially sensitive to certain environmental stimuli
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critical period

Summary

critical period ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • critical period's subclass of is recorded as window of opportunity[2].
  • critical period's subclass of is recorded as sensitive period[3].
  • critical period's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D003423[4].
  • critical period's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0684r6[5].
  • critical period's MeSH tree code is recorded as F02.463.425.209[6].
  • critical period's facet of is recorded as learning[7].
  • critical period's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0010339[8].
  • critical period's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as sensitive-periods[9].
  • critical period's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 7104912[10].

Why It Matters

critical period ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_critical-period_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{critical period}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/critical-period}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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