Brain Development
Look around you; Everyone looks different, on the outside, but have you ever thought that their brain may look different as well? The brain can be changed by many different factors, some of which have negative effects on how your brain functions. These effects could have been and can be prevented, others you, or your parents, have no control over. Preventable or not, the brain physically and functionally is affected by many different factors, some of which include: gender, learning disabilities and Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The male and female brains have many differences in their structure and functions. Have you ever noticed that men tend to not talk as much as women? Have you ever thought this might be how their brains
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It is not always in your genes; identical twins, meaning they have the exact same DNA, have a 32 percent chance of not sharing a learning disabilities. Fraternal twins have a 60 percent chance of not sharing the disability. During early development, the brain is very sensitive to trauma and toxins. Neurotoxins affect the brain’s development of neural cells. Nutrition in early stages of life is crucial for proper brain development. For example, if you have and lack of iron in early life it is shown that it leads to a decrease in brain development. Malnutrition is also very crucial. It can decrease nerve and brain cells leading to lower IQ, developmental problems, and lower achievement test scores. (Understanding 1-2)
5 percent of all children in North America have ADD and ADHD. Joe Lubar, an innovator in the field of EEG Biofeedback, found that students with ADD and ADHD were producing a low amount of Beta1, a focused attention state. Lubar’s theory was to create a state where the affected individual could control and increase their Beta1 brain waves. The students had any where from 40 to 60 training sessions. After the trainings they were able to control their Beta1 waves. With the higher Beta1 there was a shown increase in IQ scores of the students that suffer from ADD or ADHD. (Understanding
It is not always in your genes; identical twins, meaning they have the exact same DNA, have a 32 percent chance of not sharing a learning disabilities. Fraternal twins have a 60 percent chance of not sharing the disability. During early development, the brain is very sensitive to trauma and toxins. Neurotoxins affect the brain’s development of neural cells. Nutrition in early stages of life is crucial for proper brain development. For example, if you have and lack of iron in early life it is shown that it leads to a decrease in brain development. Malnutrition is also very crucial. It can decrease nerve and brain cells leading to lower IQ, developmental problems, and lower achievement test scores. (Understanding 1-2)
5 percent of all children in North America have ADD and ADHD. Joe Lubar, an innovator in the field of EEG Biofeedback, found that students with ADD and ADHD were producing a low amount of Beta1, a focused attention state. Lubar’s theory was to create a state where the affected individual could control and increase their Beta1 brain waves. The students had any where from 40 to 60 training sessions. After the trainings they were able to control their Beta1 waves. With the higher Beta1 there was a shown increase in IQ scores of the students that suffer from ADD or ADHD. (Understanding