Brain Development

At birth, only 25% of the human brain is "ready". In other words, 75% of the brain occurs after birth, most of which occur in the first 5 years after birth.

The brain is developed to cope with the environment where children live and grow. If a child spends an interactive rich environment in the first few years, the brain is more likely to manage complex thoughts and plans. This brain accurately assesses incoming data and enables growing children to make cautious decisions

Children who grow up in a poor environment, or are in an unstable or non-responsive relationship, will develop brains that are not 'wired'. This child is more likely to respond passively, difficulty of complicated thinking, the possibility of lowering learning and social skills is high.

The development of the brain in the first two years is the most important and important. Maria Montessori calls this "absorptive thinking". Early development of the brain is a framework of the future way. The timing and style of brain development during the first two years will play an important role in adulthood. At birth, the brain is the only incomplete organ. The brain continues to grow throughout childhood and adolescence. In the first two years, the brain is the most flexible and ready to learn. Everything is new. The baby builds up the brain's relationship. According to EDUCARER.org, "Touch and talk, what the baby is seeing, and in the continuity of love, keep consistency and complete the scent of all connections ... more

Early childhood educators and neuroscientists agreed that the first eight years is an important time for the development of the brain. The baby enters the world and waits for the brain to be woven into the complex structure of the mind. Several neurons in the brain are connected before birth, but many neurons are waiting for initial experience programming. The initial environment the children live in helps determine the direction in which their brain develops. Children whose opportunities for proper experience are very limited will be postponed; this may affect their learning forever. However, children with the opportunity to grow in an organized and appropriate environment are facing the challenge of thinking and using materials in new ways.

Infants and young children experience rapid brain development. Brain weight increases from 25% of the final adult body weight at birth to 75% of the second year after birth. However, not all parts of the brain will occur at the same time. This is particularly true for areas of the brain, including declarative memory. Cells occupying most of the hippocampus, the inner temporal lobe brain structure required for declarative memory, are formed at the end of the prenatal period. However, the cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, the area that binds the structure to the cerebral cortex area do not appear to be adult until 12-15 months 2 Another brain area involved in the memory function is the prefrontal cortex.