BRAIN FACT: The Brain Will Adapt To a Negative Environment Just As Readily As It Will Adapt To A Positive Environment

“Because the brain adapts to its environment, it will adapt to a negative environment just as readily as it will adapt to a positive environment.”
~National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect, 2001

BRAIN FACT: The Brain Matures In Order of Developing The Least Complex Areas to the Most Complex Areas

The brain matures in the order of developing the least complex brain areas to the most complex areas.

BRAIN FACT: Many Brain Connections Are Formed Through Physical Play

Physical activity provides many benefits to optimal brain growth. Through physical play many brain connections are formed.

Here is an article from Parents Magazine about the importance of play. 

BRAIN FACT: When Your Attention Is Focused On Something New, Brain Cells Make Connections In New and Different Combinations

When you focus your attention on something new, your brain cells make connections in new and different combinations.

BRAIN FACT: At About Age 3 The Memory Area Of The Brain Matures

At about age 3 the memory area of the brain matures. This makes it possible to begin to recall memories.

Photo Credit: Mehmet Goren

BRAIN FACT: The Brain Makes Trillions Of Connections As An Infant and Toddler

Even though the brain is making trillions of connections as an infant and toddler, it takes years throughout childhood and adolescence to organize it into a mature adult brain.

BRAIN FACT: The Brain Is Continually Checking The Environment For Safety

The self-preservation aspect of the brain is continually checking the people we interact with and our environment for safety.