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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’.
The areas nearer the back of our brain develop first. These This area of the brain is in charge of
areas are in charge of skills such as co-ordination (moving your body) more complex thinking skills such as
and vision (seeing things). planning and decision-making.
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