I've been wondering if there has been any case where a child, right from birth placed into an completely isolated environment (not nature) for as long as possible (preferably adolescence) and have it's development monitored. Anyone know where I might find anything on this? Has this been done and documented at any time in history? Thanks.

With or without human interaction? I think the Russians did an experiment like this.

Without.

I remember watching this documentary in a Psych lecture about a couple who'd locked their child in a basement until it was 12. It was some experiment and they couldn't find a candidate or have it approved so they had their own child and did it in secrecy.

Anyway, they ended up getting arrested and the child needed a lot of therapy and had to be taught to speak and behave. I can't remember the name of the documentary but I'll edit this post when I do.

They die.

No, seriously, baby human children just fucking die after long enough with *nothing*.

I am pretty sure it has been done at some time in history, because I remember reading about something like this at some point or another. You know, babies were just sort of fed, poopie-cleaned-up, and just left the fuck alone in a crib and they just sort of ... died...
---
So, after the "you have been raised past being a gurgling, retarded baby" stage, if care is suddenly stopped for a long enough period or if the child is confined or lacking any stimulation outside of itself, there will be PROFOUND negative consequences on the development of the brain.

Oh yeah, this is interesting.

http://www.feralchildren.com/en/index.php

Hopefully someone can find some stuff on the babies croaking. I cannot seem to

*edit

From http://www.childtrauma.org/ctamateri..._childhood.asp

" EMOTIONAL NEGLECT includes such actions as chronic or extreme spousal abuse in the child’s presence, allowing a child to use drugs or alcohol, refusal or failure to provide needed psychological care, constant belittling, and withholding of affection. This pattern of behavior can lead to poor self-image, alcohol or drug abuse, destructive behavior, and even suicide. Severe neglect of infants can result in the infant failing to grow and thrive and may even lead to infant death.

And then-

"An infant who is being severely deprived of basic emotional nurturing, even though physically well cared for, can fail to thrive and can eventually die. Less severe forms of early emotional deprivation may produce babies who grow into anxious and insecure children who are slow to develop or who might have low self-esteem."

from
http://preventchildabuse.com/emotion.htm

http://www.feralchildren.com/en/children.php?tp=0

funny they left out romulus and remus, the most famous wolf kids ..

Probably because there isn't any evidence they ever existed.

Thanks. http://www.totse.com/community/images/icons/icon14.gif

This http://www.feralchildren.com/en/showchild.php?ch=genie
is the sort of thing I'm looking for.

do me a favour, start thinking before you post. for all others there isn´t any evidence as well if you could read ..

I'm so wanting to pull out the Religion card right now, dipshit.
So are the ones who receive "too much" of it

A human baby will obviously not be able to feed itself on its own. If an experiment like this were to be carried out, it should be left some food and things to interact with, like an animal in a zoo. But in a way in which it does not notice the ones who do it.

ive always been curious about what would happen to an isolated from birth human but yeah it seems too inhumane for it to actually be studied seriously