The Beginning of Life - Brain Architecture, Brain Connections
This video clip from The Beginning of Life documentary highlights the incredible amount and speed of connections made in the brain in the first years of life. It cites that 700 to 1000 neuronal connections are made every second. However, more recent estimates indicate the number is much higher: “more than 1 million new neural connections per second.” (Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University). Everything that follows builds on the foundation that is laid in the first few years.

How is building a brain similar to building a house?

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    • Length: 4 min 21 sec
    Organization: Van Leer Foundation, Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal, Maria Farinha Filmes, UNICEF
    Language: English
    Year: 2016
    Web link: https://youtu.be/qlfcfRrjr3Y?si=_EafC3QVqfhPYNk9

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