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Human Development · Chapter 5

The First Two Years

In just 24 months an infant grows from a reflexive newborn into a running, talking toddler — while the brain balloons from about a quarter to four-fifths of its adult weight. Drag the slider, tap a phase, or step forward to watch body and brain grow together.

Birth

Body weight
Brain weight
Reflexes ruleBirth · Newborn