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The human brain is extraordinarily complex. The best estimates suggest that it contains between 10 and 100 billion cells connected into rich networks. These connections develop as we live our lives. Our actions, our emotions, our thinking, our behaviour are all governed by the brain.

The wide range of human personalities and activities reflects the ways in which our brains have developed. Physical damage or mental trauma can result in behaviour that lies outside the norm.

In this activity you will have the opportunity to explore brain anatomy, to learn about the links between anatomy and behaviour and to consider the neuroanatomical basis of autism.