In the human, almost all brain cells are formed before birth. Dendrites are extensions from the cell. It is through these extensions that information is delivered to and from the cell. Brain cells can grow as many as 1 million billion dendrite connections - a universe of touch points. The greater the number of dendrites, the more information that can be processed.
Dendrites grow as a result of stimulation from and interaction with the environment.
With limited stimulation there is limited growth. With no stimulation, dendrites actually retreat and disappear. Research verifies that this ebb and flow of dendrite growth occurs throughout life no matter what the age. Research also reveals that the vast number of dendrite connections, forming what we call intelligence, occur within the first years of life. TAG Toys Please contact us with questions about Learning and Early Childhood Discovery.