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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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