brain development
Cognitive growth process
Brain development is the process by which the brain grows and matures, from early fetal formation through adolescence and into early adulthood.
The brain develops in stages—neurons multiply, form connections, and get pruned based on experience and environment.
Early childhood nutrition affects brain development.
The prefrontal cortex, governing judgment and impulse control, continues developing into the mid-twenties, which helps explain adolescent risk-taking.
- myelinationFatty nerve coating
- neurogenesisNew nerve cell formation
- language acquisitionDeveloping communication ability
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- nutritionBodily use of food
cognitive milestones · autism spectrum disorder · prenatal care · reasoning skills · executive function · abstract thinking · critical periods · early childhood · social interaction · neurotransmission · attention span · dyslexia · physical activity · nature versus nurture · problem-solving · synapses · prefrontal · emotional regulation
- neurodevelopmentneural tube, neurogenesis, neuroblast, neuroblasts, neural tube defects
- organogenesisneurogenesis, angiogenesis, bone formation
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- Human Developmentgrowth, heredity, aging, genetics, puberty
brain developmentneurodegeneration
Progressive loss of neurons
cognitive decline · mental decline · brain shrinkage · brain aging · dementia
brain developmentbrain damage
Harm to neural tissue
brain injury · Alzheimer's disease · Parkinson's disease · traumatic brain injury · encephalopathy