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