Do you know that we are born with 50 - 100 billion brain cells?
These brain cells, called neurons, are the functioning core of the brain. The body of each neuron is about one-hundredth the size of a typed period at the end of a sentence. A single neuron can connect with as many as 15,000 other neurons! These connections, called synapses, are referred to as the “circuitry” or “wiring” of the brain. By the time a child is 3 years old about 1,000 trillion connections will be formed! Nature, our heredity, and nurture, our environment, are equally important to brain development. We are born with the brain’s hardware, but the brain’s software continues to develop and mature with our life experiences. Try to make these life experiences as rich and positive as possible. The effects can last a lifetime!
These brain cells, called neurons, are the functioning core of the brain. The body of each neuron is about one-hundredth the size of a typed period at the end of a sentence. A single neuron can connect with as many as 15,000 other neurons! These connections, called synapses, are referred to as the “circuitry” or “wiring” of the brain. By the time a child is 3 years old about 1,000 trillion connections will be formed! Nature, our heredity, and nurture, our environment, are equally important to brain development. We are born with the brain’s hardware, but the brain’s software continues to develop and mature with our life experiences. Try to make these life experiences as rich and positive as possible. The effects can last a lifetime!
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