10 Facts About Brain That Every Educator Should Know

1. Parents and teachers who read aloud and talk often to young children are promoting brain development.

2. The human brain continues to grow until about age 18.

3. If a child is in a stimulating environment(based on real environment), she has a 25% greater ability to learn . Conversely, if she is in an environment with low stimulation, she has 25% less ability to learn.

4. Children who take music lessons show a considerable increase in the ability to learn.

5. The area of the brain called the amygdala is responsible for the ability to read someone’s face for clues to how they are feeling.

6. Each time a memory is recalled or a new thought occurs, a new connection is created in the brain.

7. A lack of sleep may actually decrease your ability to create new memories.

8. Each time we blink, our brain keeps things illuminated so the whole world doesn’t go dark each time we blink, which is about 20,000 times a day.

9. As easy as laughing seems, it is actually a very complex task that requires activity in five different areas of the brain.

10. Einstein’s brain was similar in size to other human brains except in the region that is responsible for math and spatial perception, where his brain was 35% wider than average.

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