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Brain Development
The brain grows at an amazing rate during development. At times during brain development, 250,000 neurons are added every minute!! At birth, almost all the neurons that the brain will ever have are present. However, the brain continues to grow for a few years after birth. By the age of 2 years old, the brain is about 80% of the adult size.
You may wonder, "How does the brain continue to grow, if the brain has most of the neurons it will get when you are born?". The answer i ...
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