Describe How the Human Brain Changes Neurologically During Infancy and Early

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Essay

Describe how the human brain changes neurologically during infancy and early childhood.

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Diversification

The process by which a single ancestral species evolves into a wide variety of descendant species differing in morphology, behavior, and ecological niches.

Silurian Period

A geologic time period that occurred approximately 443.8 to 419.2 million years ago, noted for significant biological diversity and evolutionary developments.

Serial Endosymbiosis Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic organisms through a series of symbiotic events.

Mitochondria

Organelles within cells that generate most of the cell's supply of ATP, used as a source of chemical energy, and also involved in other processes such as signaling and cellular differentiation.