Is the following statement true or false? The number of neurons a child is born with keeps increasing throughout life.

The statement is false because children are born with a certain number of neurons, and while the brain creates new connections and grows in complexity during early development, the actual number of neurons does not continually increase throughout life.

In fact, during early childhood, particularly in the first few years, there is significant brain growth, which includes the creation of neural pathways through experiences and learning. However, as individuals age, there can be a pruning process where unnecessary or unused neurons and connections are eliminated to make the brain more efficient.

Thus, while the brain's structure and function evolve with learning and experiences, the total number of neurons is established early in life and does not keep increasing.