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Experiences: the Building of Brain Maps

So we know that, due to calm, loving caregiving by adults and lots of positive

and enriching experiences, some children have strong brain circuitry.

This means they will have strong Control Centre Skills and find it easier to

focus attention, be flexible and manage big feelings.

Positive, enriching Poorer or negative

experiences = experiences = Weaker
Stronger neural circuitry neural circuitry

Other children don’t have such positive, calm or enriching

experiences. This means they don’t build such strong

brain circuitry in the Control Centre of the brain.

This in turn means it’s harder for them to control attention, be

flexible and manage big feelings.