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A GOOD START FOR THE PREGNANT MOTHER

A good start for the pregnant mother – diet/prevention/risk EAT WELL The first, and easiest, thing a mother to be can do is to eat for two: This doesn’t mean doubling up on servings it means remembering that the vitamins and minerals from a well-balanced diet not only nourish mom’s brain and body but the…

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NEW BORN BRAIN – SUPPORT & SURVIVAL

NEW BORN BRAIN – SUPPORT & SURVIVAL Migrating neurons are helped along by glial cells. They support and nourish the neurons on their journeys. Some help regulate the neurons’ metabolism, and others coat the nerve cells’ axons with myelin, a fatty substance that provides electrical insulation and thus controls the speed of communication along neural…

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NEURON & UNDERSTANDING MIGRATION – NEW BRAIN

NEURON MIGRATION The most dynamic growth occurs in the cerebral cortex, the largest and outermost layer of the brain.During the first months of fetal development, when 250,000 new nerve cells are being created every minute, neurons begin to take on specialized tasks. First, they inch their way from where they were formed by cell division…

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A NEW BRAIN FROM THE WOMB TO CHILDHOOD

A NEW BRAIN FROM THE WOMB TO CHILDHOOD WHEN SPERM meets egg, the merger of a father’s and mother’s DNA triggers the start of a new life. Encoded in the tens of thousands of genes that make up a human being are a substantial fraction that will create the brain and central nervous system. You…

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Gender Differences – Complete Information

Introduction to Gender Differences Understanding gender differences is a crucial subject in both contemporary discourse and traditional studies. At the outset, it’s essential to delineate key terms. “Gender” refers to the roles, behaviors, and identities that society attributes to individuals. It is distinct from “sex,” which pertains to biological differences, including chromosomes, hormonal profiles, and…

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THE THREE BRAINS – EVOLUTION ( MACLEAN )

THE THREE BRAINS – EVOLUTION [ MACLEAN ] THE THREE BRAINS Neuroscientist Paul MacLean suggested in 1967 that the human brain functions as three separate “brains,” each of which represents a stage in evolutionary development. He referred to the three-way unity as humanity’s triune brain. Through evolution’s penchant for preserving genetic code that proves useful…

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EVOLUTIONARY CULES OR PAVLOV’S DOGS

EVOLUTIONARY CLUES OR PAVLOV’S DOGS EVOLUTIONARY CLUES Some of humanity’s evolutionary history can be observed in the development of a human fetus. As chicken and human embryos develop, for example, they experience a stage where they both have a tail, as well as arches and slits in their neck remarkably like the gill slits and…

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EVOLUTION – GROWING COMPLEXITY [ BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ]

EVOLUTION – GROWING COMPLEXITY [ BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ] GROWING COMPLEXITY If 2,000 neurons are sufficient for simple learning, imagine the explosion of complex behavior that accompanied the growth of neural complexity about 530 million years ago. Larger clumps of neurons in the diverse animal population that seemingly emerged overnight encouraged the flourishing of new animal…

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BRAIN DEVELOPMENT – EVOLUTION [ GROWTH & ADAPTATION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN ]

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT – EVOLUTION [ GROWTH & ADAPTATION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN ] FROM THE single celled product of conception, the human animal grows into a complex, uniquely cognitive being. Evolution has built upon older, more primitive animal brain forms to lead humanity to emotion and rational thought. Over eons of time, neural circuitry has…

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THE TOP BASES FOR YOUR SMOOTHIE

THE TOP BASES FOR YOUR SMOOTHIE Many different elements go into a smoothie’s The first of these is of course the fruit and this is what is going to give the smoothie most of its flavour and most of its goodness. Then there are added things like water and possibly honey. But what’s also highly…