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All About the Brain
Abstract

An infographic explaining the neurodevelopment and infant’s brain and the factors that influence brain development

2 minutes

Brain development is a continuous process starting from the 3rd gestational week1

Sequence of neurodevelopmental process in human brain:2

All about brain

Number of nerve cells:3

  • Grow at ~250,000 per minute throughout pregnancy; and reaching 100 billion neurons at birth

Number of synapses:3

  • Born with trillions of synapses while reducing in numbers through childhood to early adolescence

Examples of influencing factors on brain development:4

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The brain nutrients:

Choline:

  • Supports structural integrity and signaling functions of cell membranes5
  • Acts as a precursor for the biosynthesis of acetylcholine as the neurotransmitter

Sphingomyelin:

  • Acts as a component of brain's cell membrane7
  • Contributes to the formation of myelin sheaths8

 

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Reference
  1. Stiles J and Jernigan TL. Neuropsychol Rev. 2010;20:327-348.
  2. Semple BD et al. Prog Neurobiol. 2013;0:1-16.
  3. Ackerman S. Discovering the brain. National Academy Press. 1992; 86.
  4. Kolb B and Gibb R. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011;20(4):265-276.
  5. Zeisel SH. Annu Rev Nutr. 2006;26:229-250.
  6. Zeisel SH et al. FASEB J. 1991;5(7):2093-2098.
  7. Tanaka K et al. Brain Dev. 2013;35:45-52.
  8. Kinney HC et al. Neurochem Res. 1994;19(8):983-996.
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