Brain development

We are born ....

• with most of the neurons that we will ever have

• with a small amount of neurons, and our brain produces more during the first 2 years of our life 
  

• without any neurons, and our brain develops them all after birth 

95% of human brain develops by the age ... 

• 3

• 6

• 12

• 18

Which part of the brain develops most rapidly during the first years of life

• Prefrontal cortex 
  

• Sensory and motor regions 
  

• Hippocampus 
  

Which part of the brain develops the last? 

• Prefrontal cortex 
  

• Sensory and motor regions 
  

• Hippocampus 
  

What major brain changes occur during adolescence? 

• The prefrontal cortex matures fully 

• The brain becomes less neuroplastic, reducing learning capabilities 
  

• neural pruning occurs, (neural connections are reduced)

At what age does the brain fully mature?

• 21

• 25

• 30

• 35

At what age does the brain fully mature?

• 21

• 25

• 30

• 25