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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