When It Comes to a Growing Child, the Brain Comes First [Consumer.Healthday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 8/27/144:00 AM

Young children grow much more slowly than other mammals because their developing brains require so much energy to prepare for the challenges of later life, a new study contends.

Researchers analyzed data from PET and MRI brain scans and found that enormous amounts of energy are used by the human brain in the first few years of life, which means physical growth has to take a back seat during that time.

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