sensitive period

Japanese: sensitive period(英語表記)sensitiveperiod
sensitive period

…Subsequent research has revealed the following general characteristics of imprinting: (1) Learning occurs only during a certain short period after birth (the sensitive period or critical period). For example, if a chick is separated from its peers for a while after birth, it will no longer be able to get along with its peers even if it is returned after the sensitive period has passed, and mating will not be successful. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "sensitive period" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…その後の研究によって,刷込みには次のような一般的特徴のあることがわかってきた。(1)学習の成立は出生後のある一定の短い期間(感受期sensitive periodまたは臨界期critical period)に限られる。たとえば,誕生後しばらく仲間から離しておいた雛は,感受期をすぎて戻してももはや仲間となじめず,交配もうまくいかない。…

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