by mindcandy | Jun 16, 2015 | Brain Development
Hey! Stoked to see you here, thanks for lending your ear! Adversity & the developing brain As the number of adverse early childhood experiences increases, so does the risk of developmental delays. In fact: 7+ types of traumatic events pretty much guarantees a...
by mindcandy | Jun 15, 2015 | Brain Development
Bob the Brain Builder FYI: our brains aren’t just born, they are also built!! In fact in the first few years of life 700 new neural connections are formed every second!!! Brain plasticity (brains ability to change) is at its peak in the early years of life,...
by mindcandy | Jun 10, 2015 | Brain Development
It doesn’t take brain science to realize that teens make bad decisions but it may take brain science to understand why. Our brains aren’t fully developed until age 25 and one of the last parts of the brain to develop is the frontal lobes which are also the...