Learning seems to peak between the ages of 3 and 10, but it continues throughout the lifetime. Between 10 and 18 months, a baby's emotions are developed. Emotions are closely connected with long-term memory. The brain is shaped the most during the first 10 years of life. Teaching music, language, and other lifelong skills will be easier during these early years.
Life shapes the brain's development.
Warm touches and caregivers who talk positively to the infant allow the brain to take in all things around them. On the other hand, severe stress that goes on for many months or years in early childhood can actually affect the development of a child's brain. The brain is just waiting to send out signals to other parts to connect the wiring to form what kind of person the infant will become. These connections between cells are called synapses. The brain defines who we are, and it is influenced by what we do.