The human brain is a result of many complex processes influencing each other. While genes strongly determine when and how certain brain regions and behaviors develop, environment and early experiences influence how effectively these networks and abilities are built. Unlike any other species, human brain maturation is a protracted process lasting up to 22-25 years of age. Novel neuroimaging research highlights the duration during which brain circuitries continue to be refined, offering a wide window of opportunity and risk during which environments, experiences and learning can impact biology.
What are some of the major milestones during brain and behavioral development and what happens if human brain structures and functions are being altered? In her talk, Nora Raschle will talk about human brain development in relation to developmental and mental health disorders, focusing on a time when the building blocks of human behaviors are only about to being set.
