Brain Quiz

This Brain Quiz was created to introduce some of the basic concepts concerning early brain research in a way that challenges us to think critically and creatively about what we have heard about the research. Test yourself to see what facts and misinformation you have heard concerning infants and brain development.

1.	Question - Not Required - Basic brain connections are laid down before birth.
2.	Question - Not Required - Babies are born with the ability to learn all the languages in the world.
3.	Question - Not Required - A human baby's brain has the greatest density of brain cells connectors (synapses) by age 3.
4.	Question - Not Required - Because the brain is making so many connections pre-birth to age 3, the first three years of life are the most critical for brain development. After age 3, the "window of opportunity" closes.
5.	Question - Not Required - Good nutrition is one of the best ways we know to aid healthy brain development.
6.	Question - Not Required - Reading to a newborn infant is the best way to help a child learn to read in the future.
7.	Question - Not Required - Living in an orphanage as a baby will likely result in negative, long-lasting effects on the brain.
8.	Question - Not Required - There are times when a negative experience or the absence of appropriate stimulation is more likely to have serious and sustained effects on the child.
9.	Question - Not Required - The large majority of what we've learned about the brain comes from research conducted on animals rather than on humans.
10.	Question - Not Required - Brain research has been misunderstood and misapplied in many contexts.

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