Keywords: Brain maturation ages 8-14.gif en Animation of the human brain maturing between ages 8 and age 14 Older earlier maturing brain areas show a straight-line growth pattern darker shade of red Newer areas near the top front of the brain that mature last show the most complex growth trajectory last areas to turn pink ~ Philip Shaw M D NIMH Child Psychiatry Branch 2013-03-25 20 38 17 Source Philip Shaw M D NIMH Child Psychiatry Branch http //www nimh nih gov/science-news/2008/the-maturing-brain-parallels-its-evolution shtml United States National Institute of Mental Health Child Psychiatry Branch PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Human brain Cerebral cortex Human neural development |