Jul 25 2008
The Brain Information Highway
Doctor Lee Articles about Brain and Dahn Yoga
Neurons are the basic building blocks of our brain. Neurons communicate with one another through synapses. These are the tiny spaces between the separate individual neurons. Chemical messengers are released by one neuron to be delivered to another, thereby effecting communication. The performance of a brain depends not on the number ot neurons but upon the information network of neurons and their synapses. The more synapses there are, the more intimately connected the neurons are, resulting in higher level functioning of the brain.
Generally, the number of synapses in the human brain increases dramatically at three specific times during life. This first happens at the age of two when we start to walk and learn to talk. The second is at the age of six when we begin to learn to read and do math. The third time is at the age of twelve when we begin to grasp abstract and logical concepts. The number of synapses inside a human brain directly relates to intellectual and academic performance, activities that are centered in the human cerebrum.