How Quickly Does the Infant Brain Grow

question 101

Multiple Choice

How quickly does the infant brain grow?

• A) It develops slowly over the first 10 years of childhood.
• B) It grows more slowly than the rest of the body.
• C) It triples in weight by the child's first birthday.
• D) It reaches 70% of its adult weight in adolescence.

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