Understand the neuroscience of early brain development and understand synaptogenesis
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Neuroscience is the study of:
The nervous system
Brain development
Neurons
The spinal cord
Which of these happen during the second trimester of pregnancy? Select three answers.
Myelination of neurons
Baby develops motor control
Practice breathing
Spinal cord grows
Brain splits into left and right hemisphere
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
1 year old
0 years old
3-5 years old
2 years old
Language explosion
Cerebellum triples in size
Complex motor functions i.e. riding a bike
Better understanding of numerical concepts
Increased cognitive flexibility
Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps
synapsestwosynaptogenesis
Exuberant is the rapid creation of in the first years of life
Which of these rules apply to synaptic pruning?
Most things stay the same
Everything changes
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.
FALSE
TRUE
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