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    The brain is made up of neurons that form connections called synapses. During early childhood, the brain develops rapidly as new connections are formed and unused connections are pruned away. There is a critical period for learning in early childhood when the brain is most sensitive and new connections form most quickly. Different areas of the brain develop at different rates and are responsible for different functions like language, movement, vision, and memory.

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    The brain is made up of neurons that form connections called synapses. During early childhood, the brain develops rapidly as new connections are formed and unused connections are pruned away. There is a critical period for learning in early childhood when the brain is most sensitive and new connections form most quickly. Different areas of the brain develop at different rates and are responsible for different functions like language, movement, vision, and memory.

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    Brain Development of Children From 0 To 6 Years How The Brain Learns

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    The brain is made up of neurons that form connections called synapses. During early childhood, the brain develops rapidly as new connections are formed and unused connections are pruned away. There is a critical period for learning in early childhood when the brain is most sensitive and new connections form most quickly. Different areas of the brain develop at different rates and are responsible for different functions like language, movement, vision, and memory.

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    BRAIN CELLS CONNECT

    The brain is made of brain cells called


    neurons that create connections called
    synapses.

    Connections develop over time

    LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE
    - Every new experience create new connections in the brain.
    - Repeated experiences strengthen the connections.
    - Unused connections disappear if not used (forgetting).

    NEWBORN 1 MONTH 9 MONTH 2 YEAR ADULT

    Connections grow and disappear over time


    formation elimination maintenance

    CRITICAL PERIOD
    synapse number

    The formation of new neurons and


    synapses is fastest at birth then slow critical period
    down over time, that is why babies and
    toddlers can learn so fast compared to
    adults.

    birth childhood adolescence adulthood

    25 days 35 days 40 days 50 days 100 days

    5 month 6 month 7 month


    FAST GROWTH
    - At birth the brain has already grown to 25% of adult size.
    9 month - At age 3 the brain has reached 80% of its adult size.
    8 month

    Parietal Lobe

    Frontal Lobe
    Occipital

    BRAIN FUNCTIONS Lobe

    - Different areas of the brain handle different functions.


    - Brain areas for basic functions exist at birth – higher
    brain functions become possible as the brain grows.

    Temporal Lobe
    Cerebellum
    Spinal Cord

    Frontal Lobe
    - Abstract thinking
    Temporal Lobe Parietal Lobe
    - Problem solving
    - Speech
    - Reasoning - Sensory Information
    - Auditory processing
    - Excecutive functioning - Taste
    - Hearing
    - Organizing - Touch
    - Behavior
    - Motor function - Smell
    - Emotions
    - Regulates emotions - Tempoerature
    - Short-term memory
    - Expressive language
    - Long-term memory
    - Organizes thoughts on paper
    - Processes what the teacher teaches
    - Remembers facts from teacher
    - Fear
    - Starts and completes tasks
    - Fight or flight
    - Tells stories
    - Retains facts

    Occipital Lobe Cerebellum


    - Balance
    - Visual system - Coordination
    - Visual Information - Attention
    - Processes words on a page - Rhythm
    - Knows shapes and sizes - Proprioception
    - Recognizes letters - Vestibular
    - Knows left from right - Kick a ball
    - Throw a ball
    - Jump on one foot
    - Ride a bike

    OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING


    The best time to learn is during the period when the necessary
    brain cells are created in the relevant area of the brain and they are
    hungry to be programmed with new connections.

    optimal times to learn


    Brain Sensitivity

    Brain Sensitivity

    Brain Sensitivity

    Age Age Age


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    NUMBERS SOCIAL SKILLS SYMBOLS
    Brain Sensitivity

    Brain Sensitivity

    Brain Sensitivity

    Age Age Age


    0123456 0123456 0123456
    LANGUAGE VISION HABITUAL RESPONSES
    Brain Sensitivity

    Brain Sensitivity

    Brain Sensitivity

    Age Age Age


    0123456 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0123456
    HEARING EMOTIONAL CONTROL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

    Brain Facts
    - Each neuron connects with, on average, 40,000 synapses.
    - All brain cells are not alike. There are as many as 10,000 specific types of neurons in the brain.
    - Only 5 minutes without oxygen can cause brain damage.
    - No one knows for sure, but the latest estimate is that our brains contain roughly 86 billion brain cells.

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