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Understand the neuroscience of early brain development and understand synaptogenesis

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Neuroscience is the study of:

Neurons

Brain development

The spinal cord

The nervous system

Which of these happen during the second trimester of pregnancy? Select three answers.

Baby develops motor control

Brain splits into left and right hemisphere

Practice breathing

Myelination of neurons

Spinal cord grows

Formation of neural tube

Match the age of the child to the stage of brain development

Drag and Drop items from one side to pair them with items from the other side

6-7 years old

3-5 years old

1 year old

2 years old

0 years old

Increased cognitive flexibility

Better understanding of numerical concepts

Cerebellum triples in size

Complex motor functions i.e. riding a bike

Language explosion

Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps

synaptogenesistwosynapses

Exuberant is the rapid creation of in the first years of life

Which of these rules apply to synaptic pruning?

Everything changes

Most things stay the same

Use it and lose it

Use it or lose it

Is this statement true or false? Adults have more brain connections than toddlers.

TRUE

FALSE

Is this statement true or false? Synaptogenesis occurs throughout our lifetimes.

TRUE

FALSE

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