This presentation basically focused on the stages of brain development from conception to adolescent age. The knwledge of this presentation, will help learner to assess children and adolescents' cognitive development, motor/sensory development, language development etc and also enable learner to assess brain developmental disorders. Overall any person who dealing with children and adolescents behavior, learning or education, the presentation will be helpful.

1. Brain Development
Dr Md Saleh Uddin, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, BSMMU
29.04.2020

2. Contents
• Purpose?
• Stages?
• Clinical issues-Psychiatric disorders?

3. Purpose
• Normality??
Neuroanatomy
Functional neuroanatomy
Behavior/Mental phenomena
• Different types of development??
Motor/Sensory/Cognitive/Social/Emotional

4. Specific objective
Etiopathogenesis/Psychopathology
Psychological Biological Social
Gene Environment/Behavior
(Psycho social factors)

5. Impact
• Diagnostic approach
Screening/Supportive/Confirmatory
evidence
• Modalities of treatments/measures for
management of disease
• Prevention/Promotion?(Parenting)
• Cure (Medications, Psychotherapy, others)

6. Adolescence
Childhood
Pregnancy

7. Stages of Brain development
• Neurogenesis
• Cell differentiation
• Cell migration
• Cell maturation
• Synaptogenesis
• Cell death and Pruning
• Myelogenesis

11. Genesis & Diffrentiation

12. Migration

13. Maturation

14. Synaptogenesis

15. Myelogenesis
• White matter (myelin):Linear progression
• Grey matter: inverted U manner
Child, adolescents Adults

16. Myelogenesis

21. Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Intellectual Disability
• Communication Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• ADHD
• Specific Learning Disorders
• Motor Disorder

22. Summary
• Different stages of brain development
• Can assess normal motor, sensory, cognitive
functions
• Can detect problem or disorder
• Formulate comprehensive national policy
• National growth