Brain Basics: How are they wired?

We know in early childhood how important healthy development is, but do we understand how the brain is wired to accept all that we do? The early years are critical for later life. For years, scientists have known that what happens – or doesn’t happen – during the first few years makes a big difference in a child’s later life. Babies who do not get enough love and attention in infancy are less likely to be well-adjusted adults. Scientists recently have learned even more about howimportant… Show more the early years can be. Thanks to new technologies, we now have a much clearer idea of how the brain functions at birth. And we’ve found out that the brain goes through some dramatic changes even after birth. The information in this training is provided by the Better Brain for Babies initiative in Atlanta, GA.

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