But some important structures of the brain, like the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPC) fully develop last, according to a back to front principle of brain development.
Much of brain development occurs after birth.
Head circumference is an indicator of brain development.
Stiles, J. & Jernigan, T. L. The basics of brain development.
In the early 1920s, experiments provided crucial details about the earliest stages of brain development.
A large-scale study of brain development pinpoints the anatomical changes that are linked to IQ.
The Fundementals Of Brain Development: Integrating Nature And Nurture (Harvard Univ. Press, 2008).
Trajectories of brain development: point of vulnerability or window of opportunity?
Scientists have identified a genetically determined pattern of brain development linked to ADHD.
Since then, research teams around the world have identified many more of the molecules and mechanisms of brain development.
It is often assumed to be the result of genetics, like most other aspects of brain development.
