The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#473 - 🟣 [FANNP 2026] - What Is the Difference Between Neuroprotection and Neuropromotion?
14 minutes Posted Oct 22, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail What do we lose when NICU babies don’t see a therapist until they’re close to going home? Daphna talks with Diane Delgado Allen, an occupational therapist and certified neonatal therapist, following her lecture on optimizing developmental care for the long-term NICU infant. Diane explains the difference between neuroprotective and neuropromotive care, why early sensory experiences shape brain wiring, and how missed opportunities show up as sensory processing disorders, autism...