Baby Brain Power How does the bar graph on page 5 expand on
information presented in the passage?
It shows exactly how many synapses a person's
brain has at birth.
Speech, emotional regulation, movement, and
vision-all of these extraordinary abilities and
many more are possible thanks to the organ
that serves as the body's control center. When
one thinks of "brain power," it is the faces of
adult inventors professors, and novelists that
likely come to mind. Remarkably, the most
critical time period with respect to brain
development occurs relatively soon after an
individual is born
It gives information about synaptic connections
beyond the time period described in the passage.
It gives more information than the passage by
showing that the number of synapses returns to
what it was at birth.
A newborn enters the world as a fairly helpless
creature, but her brain has billions upon
billions of specialized cells called neurons.
It provides specific information about how many
synaptic connections are formed in each year of a
person's life