His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, attended at the Mohamed bin Zayed Ramadan Majlis on Monday a lecture on 'How do early experiences impact young children’s brain development?' The lecture, delivered by Dimitri A. Christakis, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Washington, was also attended by H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Qaiwain, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras al-Khaimah, Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council, H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council.

The lecture focused on how to optimize young children's cognitive, social and emotional development.

Professor Christakis said today's children think in a different manner as they are exposed to technology and media. He added that when born, a child's brain weighs 330 grams and increases rapidly within the first three years of the child's life.

"Human brain is a network of connected cells. The child's brain absorbs the surrounding habits and culture and picks from them," he said.

Source :WAM