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0-3 Months - Neurogenesis and Synaptogenesis
Most neurons are already present, but the synapses are rapidly forming. -
0-3 Months- Primitive reflexes and Myelination
Reflexing like sucking and grasping are active. Myelination starts in sensory and motor pathways, leading to movement coordination. -
0-3 Months - Sensory Development
Newborns begin refining their senses. Visual and auditory pathways begin forming synapses. -
4-6 Months- Synaptogenesis Continues and Sensory Integrationntegration
The brain develops more complex neural circuits. Vison sharpens and hearing improves -
4-6 Months Social Interaction
Brain starts responding to social stimuli and develop emotional connections -
7-9 Months- Memory development and Object permanence
The hippocampus becomes more active, and babies start recognizing familiar objects. They gain ability to understand objects exist because of the frontal lobe developing -
10-12 Months Synaptic pruning and Problem-solving
The brain eliminates unused neural connections. The frontal lobe continues developing which allows babies to engage in simple problem solving -
13-15 Months Exploration and Curiosity
Toddlers curious about their environment due to their developing prefrontal cortex -
16-20 Imitation and Learning
Imitative learning becomes more pronounced as toddlers begin mimicking actions and words -
21-24 Final stage
Brain reaches about 80% of its adult size. Toddlers show signs of executive functioning such as impulse control, planning, and problem solving. They also develop things like empathy, and emotion regulation.