Understand the neuroscience of early brain development and understand synaptogenesis
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Neuroscience is the study of:
Brain development
The nervous system
Neurons
The spinal cord
Which of these happen during the second trimester of pregnancy? Select three answers.
Spinal cord grows
Myelination of neurons
Formation of neural tube
Brain splits into left and right hemisphere
Practice breathing
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
0 years old
2 years old
Better understanding of numerical concepts
Language explosion
Increased cognitive flexibility
Cerebellum triples in size
Complex motor functions i.e. riding a bike
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
Use it and lose it
Most things stay the same
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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