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The Building of the Brain




         The human brain develops in a sort of ‘back to front’ way.




















                                                                                                                    The last part of our

                                                                                                                    brain to develop is

                                                                                                                    the area at the
                                                                                                                    front of the brain;

                                                                                                                    it’s fancy name is the

                                                                                                                    ‘pre-frontal cortex’.



                                                                                                                    This area of the brain

                                                                                                                    is in charge of more

                                                                                                                    complex thinking skills
        The areas nearer the back of our brain develop first.

        These areas are in charge of skills such as co-ordination                                                   such as planning and
        (moving your body) and vision (seeing things).                                                              decision-making.
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