Unveiling the Continual Brain Development in Early Childhood

A study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Pittsburgh has found that the recruitment of neurons in the temporal lobe of young children is a protracted process. The study, which involved analyzing brain tissue samples from children aged 2 to 13, revealed that the recruitment of new neurons in this region continues well into late childhood. This finding challenges the previous belief that neuronal recruitment in the temporal lobe is largely completed during early development and highlights the importance of studying brain development in older children.