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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

                                                                                                                  such as planning and
                                                                                                                  decision-making.

        The areas nearer the back of our brain develop first.

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