Brain Development Human Nervous System central and peripheral nervous sytem Brain - 2 weeks and 6 days 20 days

s after conception nervous system begins its development 5 weeks after conception brain development begins 8 weeks from conception spurts begin to develop - Brain is inches long - Neuroblasts begin to grow Neuroblasts embryonic cells - Later this neuroblasts becomes neuron/brain - Usually 250 immature neurons is produced every minute 12 weeks after conception (3months) - 2000/seconds adding to fetus - Cell bodies DNA DNA one responsible for genetic programming 20 weeks after conception/1week before birth - The human embryo - Nervous system is totally develop , 12 to 15 billion neurons 10 weeks before birth - Each neurons At birth - Size of the brain is of the entire body At age 6 - Brain is already adult size - Usually adult has an Average 12 million nerve cells MYELIN - Important ingredient of the brain - Act as insulator 4-6 minutes brain can sustain without oxygen 5-10 minutes no oxygen in the brain can result to brain damage Yawns cool down the brain, so it tells the brain to wake up 35%- bright people, wider brain

Brain disorders - May arise because of aging , defect 1. Alzheimers 2. Parkinson 3. Tumor 4. Stroke How do we care our brain 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Avoid head injury Avoid emotional conflict Rest and sleep Sunlight and fresh air Well balanced diet Avoid alcohol and cigarettes

Factors affecting development of brain 1. When inflicted with rubella and German measles during the first trimester of pregnancy - Ear / eye defect will happen if not taken care in this period 2. Maternal malnutrition 3. Maternal age Cretinism when you get pregnant at the stage of menopausal 4. multiple birth 5. kinds of work 6. maternal stress Exceptional development - devt of any person physical/emotional deviates from one considered as normal Classes of Exceptional development - Disable/handicap - Special child/gifted Types of exceptionalities 1. Cognitive disability Mental retardation developmental disability Moron mild developmental disability Imbecile- moderated developmental disability Idiot severe developmental disability

2. Learning disability Dyslexia a learning disability in children affecting reading, writing and spelling How could we know if the child has learning disability? Faled in exam which is applicable in his age Low achievement

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Sensory disability Problems with the eye or blindness Partial impairment of the auditory senses due to conductive (otitis media) Due to infection or bacterial meningitis ADHD attention deficit hyperactive disorder AD attention deficit

Symptoms of AD/ADHD - Feeling restless - Easily distracted - Rarely following instructions