Together this large body of work provides a picture of brain development as the product of a complex series of dynamic and adaptive processes ... read more
Development of voluntary movement, reasoning, perception, frontal lobes active in development of emotions, attachments, planning, working memory, and perception. A sense of self is developing and life experiences shape the emotional well being. By age six, the brain is 95% its adult weight and peak of energy consumption. read more
The human brain begins forming very early in prenatal life (just three weeks after conception), but in many ways, brain development is a lifelong project. That is because the same events that shape the brain during development are also responsible for storing information—new skills and memories—throughout life. read more