http://www.graphs.net/201310/child-brain-development.html
Check out the info graphic by following the link above. Then return to the blog and add a comment and reply to at least two people. I will be looking for your comments to include facts, theories, people, vocab etc... from chapter four (development).
The information provided within the Brain Growth Stages of the very colorful info graphic that states most brain changes of children approximately 10 years old improve the frontal lobes, which are responsible for critical thinking, explains the cause for children reaching the formal operational stage of cognitive development defined by Piaget and illustrates that children as young as 10 years old can enter the formal operational stage, since the growth of that specific area of the brain contributes to reasoning with abstract concepts.
ReplyDeleteYour statement was a little weird to follow, but I do have to agree with you that the given information does support Piaget theory of development and what we learned about adolescent brains. Out brains might be the first thing made but it isn't till we mature, we start using it.
DeleteHow was it weird? .-.
DeleteHaha it was just hard to understand right away at least for me. I had to read more than twice but I got it.
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ReplyDeleteThe information given is exact and very detailed. Children also have 4 stages of Cognitive Development which they go through starting from birth to about twelve years of age. A newborn's dominant sense is hearing and they also have several senses such as sucking longer when they hear their mother's voice and etc. Children start to understand the conservation trick and they gain mental operations during the concrete operation stage.
ReplyDeleteEmmanuel where did you find the information about the sucking longer? I can't recall where that would be found.
DeleteIt would be found in our notes that we took in class under senses of newborns in chapter 4 objective 5
DeleteI have this in my notes too, i think Emmanuel meant that "babies suck longer when they hear their mom's voice" <- in breastfeeding.
DeleteAnother interesting thing besides there senses, is there natural reflexes, the rooting reflex for example (when something touches their cheek, babies turn towards that touch...)
DeleteI tried this on my newborn baby cousin...it didn't work.
What really interested me is that theres 100 billion neurons already hard wired in the brain at birth, but most of there are not connected. Sure, there's the neurons that keep you alive like heart beat and breathing, but everything else is completely inactive! I suppose that's why babies need to be talked to and interacted with to stimulate neurons and form synapses to make the neural pathways. This explains why negleted children don't grow or have the nural pathway to talk or anything.
ReplyDeleteI agree gabby it is really interesting how we are are already born with these neurons. Only some neurons probably are connected because at the time of birth babies on need the basic reflex like the rooting reflex and to swipe a cloth out of their face. The other neurons connect and start to have more of an effect as we develop.
DeleteIm afraid i disagree the neurons that are presnt at birth form the connections naturally isnt children who arent talked to have social problems not biologicall problems ..
DeleteIt is also really interesting how much babies absorb within their first two years, most establishing intense neural networks by 15 months. At least more so than the networks were at birth.
DeleteBy intense, I mean complex.
DeleteI also believe it is amazing that we are already born with all of the 100 billion nerve cells we will have as adults. It is a bit scary to think that by 18 years of age we will have the same amount of neural connections an 8-month old baby...It makes me wonder what pruning does to us- will do to us- and all the while going through our stages of puberty.
Deletei agree with angelica because it is strange that an 8 month old baby and an 18 year old baby develop the same amount of nerve cells
DeleteWill we miss the neuron cells we prune? I would think not since those neurons were not useful anyways; but what if we need those later on? Or maybe it's just scary to think that our brain is losing neurons!
DeleteThe pruned neurons were weak connections. ^^
DeleteProbably weren't using them so much anyways and it won't make a difference that they're pruned. Least, that's how trivial their deterioration seems with this infographic.
Terrifying though the thought of losing neurons may be, I think Rachel's right. The graphic doesn't seem to portray it too negatively, so it's probably not something to worry about too much. I'm sure the brain wouldn't cut down it's learning potential if it were that detrimental. Breathing and reproducing, that's all you need, right? Or, that's what an evolutionary psychologist would say.
DeleteI agree with Rachel Gomez the prune neurons are weak connections that the brain does not need the brain prunes them there needed for a stage of our lifes but once 18 there gone that does not mean we functiom slower
DeleteThe info graphic was kind of perfect. It can be taught to children and adults. The graphic was brightly colored and it is perfect for the attention of a child. At the age of one to two children are in the sensorimotor stage and they view the world through their senses. Bright visuals are perfect for children. The information in the actual text of the graphic is detailed and specific. The information can be understood by someone in the concrete or formal operational stage since the advanced context is easily understandable for someone in these stages. The graphic refers to the brain a lot. From what we know, at 2 weeks the zygote begins differentiation where some cells begin to form into specific organs. One cell begins to develop into the brain and from that point the brain starts to develop and it continues into birth and even the sensorimotor stage. The brain is developing through all of Piagets stages, like how the frontal cortex is still developing as we enter the formal operational stage at the age of 12, and at 13 to 15 the motor cortex in the frontal love is still developing. The body develops from the time of 2 weeks when the zygote attaches to the mother up until the time we die.
ReplyDeletei agree that the wording would be adpatbel in soneone in the concret operational stage of life but i cnat find where the book talks about the power of colors could someone help me out ?
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DeleteI agree with Jackie that the graphic will be most suitable for children who do not have abstract thinking skills
I think that the graphic was great and all but didn't Ramirez say something about how when children are little they actually don't see the brighter colors all that well? The artistic and visual graphic definitely aided in getting its point across more easily, but still I feel that the colors aren't so important to having a child understand the information. It does add visual appeal for us though :)
DeleteI'm pretty sure children can see colors, well a child that is able to comprehend the info graphic could. I don't think Jackie had the intention of showing that graphic to a newborn silly pants.
DeleteI love this info-graphic. It tied in many mnemonics and I feel it has the same effects as concept maps (the little neurons with the happy and sad faces remind me of the brain flashcards). I found a nifty image relating to the “Embryo developing by weeks” on APA’s site, an article that explores research in brain function and learning. The image shows the development of the brain from day twenty-five to month nine- how the fore- mid- and hindbrain shape themselves as the prenatal baby develops.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.apa.org/education/k12/brain-function.aspx?item=1
Page 5 of this same article relates to the info-graphic’s “about age 17” and “by age 18.” I found it interesting that the info-graphic says the brain goes through a second growth spurt and frontal lobes increase in size. (I wish I could go through a second height growth spurt…) Lucky for me, I still have time to grow tall, as does my brain to grow its frontal lobe. The APA article (page 5) debunks the myth, “you are born with certain abilities and these do not change over time.” The article claims that frontal lobe maturation can go up to 25 years of age, and some teens may even reach that maturation by 18 or 19. That is why some people need more time before being ready to go away for college, and some are ready way before.
that is a very interesting web page angelica i love the diagram that they give its very informative
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ReplyDeleteThis graphic is well informed and appealing to the eye, it makes you want to read its information. It discusses how after conception the the zygote is formed and by the 6th week it has a heartbeat and it's organs begin to function. During differentiation some cells become the brain which is the first to develop. It also discusses the developmental stages that the brain undergoes in a child. Piagets 4 stages are Sensorimotor, which is the first stage from birth to age 2 where babies take in the world by senses. The second stage is Pre-operational which is 2-6/7 years of age where could use language but not knowledge. The third stage is concrete operational which from 6/7-11 years of age where they invoke actual experiences. The fourth stage is Formal operational which is around 12 years of age and now they can use abstract thinking.
I agree that the graphic appeals to the eye and how it makes one want to read more, especially if one is a visual learner. Piaget's theories are not included in the graphic, specifically, but understanding the 4 stages helps understand the facts and how quickly neural connections are made in children and why they need lots of stimulation in those first 3 years of life.
DeletePollutants…I have read an article on how all the toxins in the air are affecting our brains but I forgot where I found it… APA to the rescue!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/07-08/smog.aspx
“And in our age of increased vigilance over such factors as pollutants and maintaining healthy life styles, it’s worthy of mention that avoiding toxins, eating healthy natural diets, and getting plenty of sleep and exercise will optimize the brain’s potential…” (info-graphic). Some say it does not matter where one grows up on this earth, one can achieve as long as they put in the effort and determination. But, truth be told, some have more advantages than others, and some live in heavily polluted cities that are affecting their brains (in a bad way). The APA article provided some studies: U of Michigan observed public schools around areas of highest pollution levels. They noted that these schools, after controlling differences and varying factors, had lower attendance rates and a greater number of students who did not meet state testing standards. The article points out that conditions in Mexico City are worse. Calderon Garciduenas studied and dissected a dog’s (whom lived in Mexico City) brain and found that it “showed increased inflammation and pathology including amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, clumps of proteins that serve as a primary marker for Alzheimer's disease in humans…” Garciduenas later compared 55 children from Mexico City with 18 from a less polluted city. She found that the children from Mexico City were most likely to have inflammation in their prefrontal cortex, damage to their central nervous systems, and also scored lower on memory, cognition, and intelligence tests.
DANG! haha wow well that explains how one of the highest scoring school districts in california (let's say La Canada USD) is located near Angeles National Forest. Forest = cleaner air = not much brain inflammation = better test scores.
DeleteGotta remember, correlation does noooot always equal causation! I live <1 mile from La Canada High School. I'd like to think I breathe the same air they do. I like to think I'm as smart as they are. Unfortunately, my Algebra II CST score is there to remind me, I am not. Now, my poor marks will not alone discredit the proposition that cleaner air might lead higher test scores. Neither will John Smith's, a (fictional) student at the (fictional) Montana Central High School. If the air made any real difference, one might expect the best students in the nation to come from places like this, rural areas high in the mountains, as far as one can get from a big city. But not so.
DeleteAlso, everyone's gotta admit... LCUSD is rolling in the $$$. And $$$ might also have a little to do with the higher scores. Or, the higher English Language Proficiency ratios. Whooo knows...
The info graph is a great resource to however it misses some of the important stages of development social and cognitive and morals. If the graph could be expanded to include piagets or kohlberges theory sit would be all together more sucessful.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Malachi it is also missing the different types of attachments that Mary ainsworth introduced
DeleteI believe it was supposed to be simple, what with all the birght colors and craziness. I believe minors were the target of the info poster and is why it misses some detailed yet critical information
DeleteYeah, though the graphic is on Child Brain Development, not the Overall Brain Development. The last level of Kohlberg's moral reasoning stages starts/extends into adulthood.
DeleteI actually thought it was more an overview of everything except for the part where the info talks about the brain at a certain age its was pretty detailed. It was lacking depth when it was talking about nature v. nurture and etc.
DeleteI feel like the article was trying to provide the background information necessary for someone to make the connection between the role of nature and the role of nurture. Although, obviously, with all the data it gave us, it's clear that the article focused more on the nature aspect of the issue. It did, however, acknowledge that both play vital roles in the development of kids. I think this is one of the more important concepts to get: that both play equally important, though radically different, roles in shaping the way that a child will be later in life.
DeleteI feel like that if I were to show my 12 year old brother he would understand this. I think that this article was meant so everyone could have an understanding of the brain. Hence all the color coding and diagrams for the possible children reading it.
Deleteits interesting how when we age about 17 years, our brain goes through a second stage growth and it increases the size again and the brain weighs about 3 lbs. its interesting because most of us are around 17 years old.
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree, very interesting! ha, You'd think since it develops so much and gains new synapses and all that, it would be way bigger
DeleteI believe Piaget would find this interesting also hahaha
DeleteI was surprised too, i did not think there was a second stage of growth at this age; however, the article also says that by age 18 "pruning" happens, is that why our brains do not grow to an abnormally large size?
DeleteIn the link it says that around age 10 educators begin to teach children about math and I thought abbout how Piaget would actually agree withi thwory according to his developmental theor.
ReplyDeleteLike the article mentions, at birth most of a baby’s interneurons have not yet been interconnected- the brain is waiting for senses like touch, taste, and smell to create those interconnections. The sensorimotor stage (from birth- 2yrs) is when an infant takes in the world trough their senses. Human interactions with these infants help develop healthy brains especially during the first 5 years of their life. The frontal lobe is the last part of the brain to develop, that is why theory of mind (in the preoperational stage), theory of conservation (also in preoperational stage), and abstract thinking (in formal operational stage) come later on in a child’s developing brain. The brain continues to develop and change throughout one’s lifetime. “Pruning” allows the brain to get rid of any unused neurons and fluid/ crystallized intelligence develop. The brain starts developing even before we are born and continues to change until the day we die.
ReplyDeleteIf extreme childhood trauma = less brain neurons (ob. 14) yet at birth we have 100 billion (not-yet-interconnected-) neurons, what's disrupted? Formation of synapses? If the synapses are created during sensory experiences, wouldn't many of them form anyways? Mistreated babies/children still feel taste touch smell see. Where/when do the neurons start to deteriorate.?
ReplyDeleteYes, I was also wondering something along the lines of this. For example, the child was molested at a very early age but forgot about it, but didn't remember it till he was 17 or so. Did the neurons "freeze" and not really die? Makes me wonder what stimulates them again.
DeleteRachel, I feel you, I wondered the same thing as both of y'all. Josh I believe this can go back to to the first chapter, in which the child can repress traumatic events, so the memory is always there but is harder to fetch. Perhaps retrieval ques could stimulate the neurons again, but the neurons never "die".
DeleteI agree with Jessica. She said repression of memories and retrieval failure blah blah and i think once you don't retrieve or tap into a memory got a long period of time, that memory is lost, or those neutrons are "pruned". Maybe. Just a theory.
DeleteOr the stress from the trauma could disrupt the proper, i suppose, programming of some neurons bc stress does some pretty crazy shit
So, you're born with 100 quadrazillion neurons. This has been established. They sure made that one bold enough on the info graphic. They're mostly independent, though, lacking connections with each other. As the infant ages, synaptogenesis occurs mostly through sensory observations (Piaget's Sensorimotor stage). As people have mentioned, 7-12 years after birth comes the growth spurt in the frontal lobe, which explains why Piaget's final Concrete/Formal operational stages become observable then. As they would do, right? That makes sense. More frontal lobe, more mature reasoning. Naturally.
ReplyDeleteThe info graphic is evidently deeply rooted in biological facts and figures. Piaget's theories, though, are all based on observable behaviors (like the increased potential for rational decision making), with hardly any mention of the oh-so-impressive "we're born with 100 squintagillion neurons" factoid, or the post-10-years-old changes in the frontal lobe (the area of the brain that is tasked with- perhaps a little less-than-coincidentally- rational decision making). My question, then, is: Are Piaget's stages more closely in line with the biological view of psychology, or behavioral psychology? Instead of Piaget's theories of cognitive development, should we simply call them "Piaget's observations that also happen to coincide with the biological changes already occurring in the developing brain"?
"Piaget staring at kids and telling us what they do."
DeleteThanks Piaget.
The information does talk a lot about the brain and how our brain develops as we get older supporting several theories like Piagets it lacked detail on other subjects like the nature can nurture and how it could affect people it seemed to talk more about the brain itself.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you Gabriel it didn't go over the developmental stages. It discussed more about the basics of the brain
The article really did put the whole process of the brain's development in a much more clear perspective. It did a great job of showing how our brains develop from the first days of conception to adulthood; in fact, it was through this article that I realized that it doesn't really matter so much how many neurons a being has–that isn't necessarily a sign of intelligence. It only really matters how well and how intricately those neurons are connected together into different schemas. I mean, we have all of our brain cells pretty much in place right from day one, yet we are obviously much more intelligent and cogent now than before–with no real difference in the amount of neurons. We also become more abstract and refined in later life because we get rid of the unused and unneeded neural connections during our late adolescent years. It's fascinating to think that the stimulation and the creation of neural connections is actually more relevant a factor in judging something's intelligence than its actual brain size or neuron count is.
ReplyDeleteSo by reading that, the more neurons you have running all at once, the smarter you are. That makes me wonder though. When you multi-task on two things you've never done before, does that mean that you will close two gaps in stead of one? For example, in the pre occupational stages for the baby, if the baby is learning to speak and differentiate sounds, does that mean that those two gaps will be stronger because all the neurons that haven't died off yet? All in all, the article was very helpful.
ReplyDeleteMy computer is working! :D well my AP peers, I have read all your comments and I fear that I have little to add on any new insights, it seems like everybody collectively covered all the grounds. Flashy info graphics, we have 3 lbs. of brain meat, we are currently around another brain growth spurt in our lives, and then our brain will "prune" reducing the number of all the unused synapses. Some scary stuff, but one thing that did catch me eye in the child developmental area is the fact that the best way to stimulate synaptic connections, during a child's vital brain growth, is to actively communicate and interact with them instead of letting them watch television. While this seems to be an obvious thing to do, many new parents now (as I have observed in my little brother's classmates) have tended to let their children sit in front of the TV or play video games at shockingly young ages. This is the "age of technology" but I believe that this can affect the growth in the children's pre-operational stage. To what extent can things like vocabulary, moral realism and obedience become altered just by not interacting with these children?
ReplyDeleteAmen, dude. I'm sick of this new age of Baby Einstein sit-down-shut-up-and-learn you're of parenting like if you want your kid to learn what a square is you put one in front of him and hit him until he gets it right and builds something with it. Seriously.
DeleteOk, half kidding.
But seriously DVDs ate nothing compared to the back-and-forth communication between your kids and another living thing. Interaction. Damn.
The graphic was very informative, and I found it easier to gather info from rather than read from our textbooks. Perhaps its the colors?
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe that all 100 billion nerve cells are formed before we're even born. What really caught my attention was the part about our neurons not being connected until we have sensory experiences. Its hard to comprehend that we loose half of them by the time were 18 because of "pruning". I turn 18 in about 2 months. I'm almost there!
The part about children having a twice as active brain at the age of 3 and them needing attention (back and forth conversations, playtime, singing,etc) makes me think that they're in Piaget's Preoperational stage of cognitive development. During this stage they are egocentric and are developing their language. Hence the necessity of needing back and forth conversations.
I agree with You children at age 3 need a lot of attention like You said conversation playtime being active that's why a childs first years of there lifes are very important
Deletei completely agree with you Kalie. As i was reading your comment i remembered how Mr.Ramirez told us how important it is for children to be spoken to and to acknowledge they are there and not invisible.
DeleteThe information provieded was very well detailed informative colorful it made it very easy to understand And grab Your attention with the colors And fonts .A child goes tru 4 stages of cognitive development from birth to 12 a babies domimant sense is hearing . What really got My attention was that there are 1 billion cells formed before we are born that's a lot a brain is always changing And maturing for the entire Life 60% of the brain is dedicated to brain development one month after conception cells in the neural tube multiply extremly fast . A 3 olds brain is twice as active as an adult at age 18 the brain sheds it goes from 1,000 trillion to 500 trillion the beain weights 3 lbs this information provided was very interesting
ReplyDeletethis is exactly what was going thru my mind also! its crazy to think something so little can take so long to be fully developed!
DeleteIt isn't until the age of 10 (according to the graphic of random facts) that the frontal lobe actually starts growing which explains why it isn't until the child is older that they become more capable of deeper, abstract thoughts and understanding. Conveniently the graphic doesn't mention when the frontal brain stops growing so I'll assume 18 out 21? But the point is that is when a child enters a concrete operational and then a formal operational stature of mind and them their mind really only expand from there. What i don't get is why does the brain prime out brain cells by 18?? Is that when we decidedly no longer need them? Does it allow for faster interaction b/w existing neural pathways? Mysteries!
ReplyDeletethe information provided has been very interesting. yet most of it i already learned in the Psych class. i really liked they way how everything was color coded and how interesting it looked with the picture with information. what was the most amazing part that grabbed my attention fully in this chart was where it said that our brain was one of the first things that developed. it's crazy to imagine how theres the possibility you arent even known about yet and your brain cells are already developing. That is absolutely fascinating! Also something that exploded my mine was the fact that it is true a little kid is smarter than a adult. it stings a little now that im getting older and i have 2 little sisters but its reality i guess.
ReplyDeleteI agree it changes your perception os something when its inclined by someone that something is not what you thought before, kinda like priming
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