The period from birth to age eight - and especially, from birth to age three - is a critical time in baby brain development.
This is because the first years of life lay the neurological foundation for intellectual growth into adolescence and adulthood.
From the moment of conception, the neurons (nerve cells) of the brain multiply faster than any other cells in a baby's body.The rapid pace of baby brain development continues into early childhood: at birth, the brain weighs 25 percent of its adult weight; by age one, 50 percent; by age two, 75 percent; and by age three, 90 percent.
