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Understand the neuroscience of early brain development and understand synaptogenesis

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Neuroscience is the study of:

Brain development

Neurons

The spinal cord

The nervous system

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

Practice breathing

Formation of neural tube

Myelination of neurons

Spinal cord grows

Brain splits into left and right hemisphere

Baby develops motor control

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

1 year old

3-5 years old

6-7 years old

2 years old

0 years old

Complex motor functions i.e. riding a bike

Better understanding of numerical concepts

Cerebellum triples in size

Language explosion

Increased cognitive flexibility

Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps

synaptogenesissynapsestwo

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

Which of these rules apply to synaptic pruning?

Use it and lose it

Most things stay the same

Everything changes

Use it or lose it

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

FALSE

TRUE

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

FALSE

TRUE

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