BRAIN FACT: Research Indicates that Playing In the Dirt May Stimulate Further Learning And Less Stress For the Brain

Nature provides many brain benefits. Research is indicating playing in dirt may stimulate further learning and less stress for the brain.

More information on this research is available here and here.

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BRAIN FACT: Our Brains Are Good At Being Flexible, Learning From Experience, and Adapting To Different Situations

"What our brains are good at is being flexible, learning from experience and adapting to different situations."

~ Giulio Tononi, professor of psychiatry at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Click here for more information.    

BRAIN FACT: We Learn Best Through Pictures

"We learn and remember best through pictures, not through written or spoken words."

     ~ From: Brain Rules by John Medina  

PRENATAL BRAIN FACT: A Baby's Brain at 35 Weeks Gestation Weighs Only 2/3 Of What It Will Weigh at 40 Weeks

A baby's brain at 35 weeks gestation weighs only two-thirds of what it will weigh at 40 weeks gestation (full term).

For more information on this topic visit the March of Dimes.

BRAIN FACT: If You Feel Something Emotionally The Brain Is More Likely To Learn Or Remember From The Experience

If we feel something emotionally our brain is more likely to remember or learn from the experience.

BRAIN FACT: Reading A Book While Holding A Child Contributes To Brain Growth In Many Ways

Reading a book while holding a child, contributes to brain growth in many ways.  Brain connections are made through visual stimulation, the opportunity to hear direct language, and from close physical contact.

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BRAIN FACT: The easiest time for the brain to learn a second language is in the first five years

The easiest time for the brain to learn a second language is in the first five years of life.