Schools can take advantage of this window of opportunity to teach language(s).. If children are able to learn to speak a second language like a native,, they should be introduced to the language by age 10..

Early stimulation sets the stage for how children will learn & interact with others throughout their life.. 

A child’s experiences influence the wiring of BRAIN & connection in nervous system.. Loving interactions with caring parents strongly stimulates a child’s BRAIN,, causing synapses to grow & existing connections to get stronger connections that are used become permanent.. If a child receives little stimulation early  on,, the synapses will not develop,, and the BRAIN will make fewer connections..

Recent research on one of the body’s stress sensitive system shows how very stressful experiences also shape a child’s developing BRAIN.. When children faced with physical or emotional stress,, one of these systems turns on by releasing the hormone coristol..

Source: BRAIN Development Bulletin,, The University of MAINE

““Windows of Opportunity”” are critical periods in children’s lives,, when specific types of learning takes place.. For instance,, scientists have determined that neurons for vision begin sending messages back & forth rapidly at two to four months of age,, peaking in intensity at eighth month.. It is no coincidence that babies begin to take notice of the surrounding world during this period..

Scientists believe that language is acquired most easily during the first ten years of life.. During these years,, the circuits in children’s brains become wired for how their own language sounds.. An infant’s repeated exposure to words clearly helps their brain build the neural connections that will enable his / her to learn more words later on.. For infants,, individual attention & responsive,, sensitive care are critical for later language & intellectual development..

Research does not suggest drilling children in alphabet songs from different languages or using flash cards to promote rote memorization of letters & numbers.. Children can learn any language best in the context of meaningful,, day to day interactions with adults or other children who speak the particular language..

Source: BRAIN Development Bulletin, The University of MAINE

BRAIN cells are raw material,, much like lumber is a raw material in building for house.. Heredity may determine the basic number of neurons children are born with & their initial arrangement,, but this is just a framework.. Environment that given to a child has played a enormous role on how these neurons get connected with each other.. So many parents,, teachers & caretakers understood intuitively that loving,, day to day interaction cuddling infants closely or singing to toddlers,, help them to learn things more easily & effectively..

Our BRAIN begins working long before it is finished.. The same process that wire the BRAIN before birth also drive the very rapid growth of learning that occurs immediately after birth.. At birth,, a baby’s BRAIN contains around 100 billion neurons,, roughly as many neuron cells as there are stars in the Milky Way..

Before birth the BRAIN produces trillions more neurons & synapses (that connect neurons each other) than needed.. During the first year of life,, the BRAIN undergoes a series of extraordinary changes.. Then,, through a process that resembles Darwinian competition,, the BRAIN eliminates connections that are seldom or never used..

Source: BRAIN Development Bulletin, The University of MAINE

Our BRAIN contains about 100 billion neurons.. We can store memories of lifetime in our BRAIN.. Other big mammals surely have much larger BRAIN than us,, have more memories in their BRAIN,, but cannot compete with our other abilities..

Potential of our BRAIN is infinite.. We are able to make clones,, have ability to fly (airplane / space shuttle),, dive (submarines) with other even with other mammals & so on.. Other mammals don’t have these types of potentials..

Scientists are trying to map human BRAIN;; this project might take many years to complete,, to know the maximum potential of the human BRAIN.. This project helps to understand the human BRAIN more intimately / medically.. Currently the knowledge of our BRAIN we have is actually incomplete.. Because,, currently we don’t know or we can say cannot able to know / find,, what is actually been working in our BRAIN..

Scientists says that ““the blueprint of our BRAIN wiring might help them to understand about the learning,, gathering,, processing & responding functions  ””..

This project (blueprint of our BRAIN wiring) will also helpful to surgeons in understanding of diseases & planning of safe surgery related to BRAIN.. After surgery surgeons / doctors can also supervise the recovery better.. In case of mental disorder BRAIN mapping revealed structural abnormalities..

The myth ““we use only 10% of our BRAIN”” is only a myth.. According to Professor Eric Chudler University of Washington ““we use it all””.. BRAIN images have collectively documented activity in our BRAIN.. Small damage to our BRAIN can wipe out our major abilities..

A mammal’s BRAIN in comparison to a bird of same body mass / size is twice & ten times to a reptile.. Not only in size but the Cerebral Cortex is very different in shape in comparison to birds or reptiles or other than mammals.. There is a major difference in PRE-FRONTAL or SUPERIOR FRONTAL which plays a major role in behavioural issues..

Our BRAIN functions almost totally depend on transmission & responding of electromagnetic / chemical signals transmit by the neurons to other cells through Synapses..

Our BRAIN generates a electromagnetic field which can be detect outside BRAIN through modern technology.. This electromagnetic field create by tissues / fibres through electro chemical process done by neurons for working / signalling..

A major role also played by Glial Cells to control the chemical characteristics of fluid that surrounds the neurons in our BRAIN..

Our BRAIN consumes a lot more energy of our body in proportion of its size.. The brain typically gets most of its energy from oxygen-dependent metabolism of glucose..

Our BRAIN has mainly two types of cells i..e.. Neurons & Glial Cells.. Neurons considered as the most important cells or we can say the base of our BRAIN.. Glial Cells performs main / critical functions like development & structural support.. Neurons have the amazing ability to send electromagnetic signals to specific areas..

Neurons send signals through thin fibres called Axon,, extends from cell body & have many branches connected to other.. Axons can have extra ordinary length,, like the cell body of a pyramidal cell of Cerebral have the size of our body.. Its Axon would become a cable of few centimetres,, extending more than a kilometre..

They transmit signals in the form of electro chemical pulses,, which lasts less than a 1 / 1000 part of a second & travels at a speed of 1 to 100 metres per second,, usually in irregular pattern..

Axons transmit signals by means of Synapses to other Neurons.. Synapses are specialized junctions that connect Neurons to others.. A single Axon might have thousands of synaptic connections with others..

Synapses are the basic functional element or we can say the key element of our BRAIN,, Synapses are the points where or through where the cell to cell communication occurs.. Our BRAIN has trillions of Synapses.. Most of the space in our BRAIN captured by Axons,, are bundled together makes nerve fibres..

As we mentioned earlier,, that HEMISPHERES / CORTEX is our BRAIN is divided in four major parts called lobes i..e.. FRONTAL (divided in two sub parts / lobes,, SUPERIOR FRONTAL & INFERIOR FRONTAL),, PARIETAL,, TEMPORAL & OCCIPITAL LOBE.. There are cortical areas in each part / lobe associated with particular / pre-defined or pre-assigned functions..

The Right & Left HEMISPHERES / CORTEX are almost same in shape.. Most of the cortical areas in both HEMISPHERES are also same..

Our BRAIN is the centre of our nervous system.. It is the most complex & amazing organ / part of our body.. In the modern age of technology,, it is a challenge or we can say a mystery to scientists to know the mechanism or system by which the BRAIN activity gives rise to thought & consciousness.. The mechanism / system of some areas are now revealed but lot of things or we can say major parts / areas of functioning of our BRAIN are yet to be revealed..

Our BRAIN contains approximately 100 billion neurons;; communicate internally with the help of fibres that carries electromagnetic signals to specific & different parts of BRAIN & BODY..

Our BRAIN acts as a commander of our body,, controls other parts / organs.. The most promising / understood to general approach is to treat our BRAIN as biological computer.. While different from PC but very similar to take / gather information (input),, store,, process in central nervous system (CPU) & give most suitable / logical result(s) (output)..

Our BRAIN is just same as other mammals have.. But in relation with body mass / size,, it is much larger than them.. When talking to body mass / size,, our BRAIN is approximately thrice to the BRAIN of chimpanzee & twice to dolphin..

Other mammals don’t think so much,, they are only concerned about day to day activities or we can say predefined activities for their living,, such as collecting food,, sleeping,, reproducing,, defending.. Their BRAINS are organized or we can say pre-loaded instructions just to do those things which are necessary for their living.. Our BRAIN is very different in comparison to them..

Our BRAIN is wired with trillions of connections between neurons,, like a space shuttle is wired with thousands of electrical wires.. The connections in our BRAIN are made by synapses that linked the input & output with processing control system lies in our BRAIN.. Specialized functions were pre assigned to various BRAIN LOBES (various parts / areas of our BRAIN)..

è PARIETAL LOBE: Receives & process all sensory inputs.. PARIETAL LOBE is connected with our spinal cord through fibres.. These connections forms the blue print of our body structure in PARIETAL LOBE.. If this area will damaged,, the person cannot understand things,, because sensory inputs cannot reached the central control system..

è FRONTAL LOBE: Our motor skills & cognitive functions are controlled by our FRONTAL LOBE.. It receives input from PARIETAL LOBE & after processing release the result(s) through our speech,, writing,, body movement.. When this will damaged the person can understand the things but cannot produce any response..

è OCCIPITAL LOBE: Receives & process visual information & send to PARIETAL & FRONTAL LOBES..

è TEMPORAL LOBE: Receives & process auditory information & send to PARIETAL & FRONTAL LOBES..

Each living creature in this world has a BRAIN.. But our BRAIN is unique.. It gives us ability to understand,, imagine & express things verbally.. It controls our heart,, blood circulation,, body movement,, breathe etc.. Our BRAIN receives scattered information from our senses i..e.. eyes,, ears,, nose,, tongue & fingers / hands & gives the best possible result(s) after processing.. It lets us dream,, think,, reason,, express,, feel & so on..

Above mentioned functions / tasks are controlled & coordinated by an organ i..e.. our BRAIN,, which looks like an apricot,, weighing about 2% of our total body weight.. 

Our BRAIN constitutes a very complex,, integrated processing control system called Central Nervous System.. It control our conscious & unconscious activities..

There are about 100 billion neurons in our BRAIN.. Neurons amazingly gather & transmit electro-chemical signals,, like wires & gates in a computer system.. Neurons are of many sizes & shapes depending on the functions to be performed by them.. 

A Sensory Neuron (accepts signals from outer parts of our body & transfer them to Central Nervous System) on our fingertip extends the length of our arm,, while in BRAIN they are only few millimeters long,, have Dendrite body (branch like structures,, connected with multiple cells) by a long Axon (long projection along with the length of a cell) with a Cell Body (when cell body dies,, the neuron dies) in middle..

Our muscle movement are controlled by motor neurons (accepts input from Central Nervous System & transfer them to the outer parts of our body) have Cell Body at one end & Dendrites at the other.. Inter Neurons carry information between motor & sensory neurons..