Brain Story Exam Questions and
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25 - ✔✔Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is
considered mature around the age of:
Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood - ✔✔Order these
stages of development from greatest plasticity to least
3 - ✔✔The age at which a human brain has the most connections between
neurons is:
They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are
pruned away - ✔✔How do experiences shape the developing brain?
Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function skills -
✔✔Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a
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,bottom-up sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in
the correct sequence of development.
At any stage of development - ✔✔At what stage of development do
negative experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain?
The interaction between genes and environmental influences - ✔✔Most
traits and diseases in humans are derived from:
An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that its
expression decreases - ✔✔Which of the following is an example of an
epigenetic effect?
The glucocorticoid receptor gene - ✔✔Which gene has been shown to be
epigenetically modified by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
The stress response increases - ✔✔What happens to the stress response
system when the glucocorticoid receptor gene is epigenetically modified
such that it is less active and produces fewer receptors?
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, Childhood maltreatment - ✔✔What pre-exisiting condition(s) are
associated with epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene
in victims of suicide?
Manual dexterity - ✔✔Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to
the quality of parental care a child receives?
Cortisol and adrenalin - ✔✔Which two hormones are involved in initiating
our response to stress?
Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but toxic
stress is not - ✔✔Which of the following answers best describes the
difference between tolerable and toxic stress in a child?
Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid resistance -
✔✔Allostatic changes due to activation of the stress response can produce
allostatic load on the body and brain. Which of the following pairs does
NOT correctly identify an allostatic change and its corresponding allostatic
load?
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25 - ✔✔Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is
considered mature around the age of:
Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood - ✔✔Order these
stages of development from greatest plasticity to least
3 - ✔✔The age at which a human brain has the most connections between
neurons is:
They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are
pruned away - ✔✔How do experiences shape the developing brain?
Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function skills -
✔✔Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a
1
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,bottom-up sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in
the correct sequence of development.
At any stage of development - ✔✔At what stage of development do
negative experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain?
The interaction between genes and environmental influences - ✔✔Most
traits and diseases in humans are derived from:
An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that its
expression decreases - ✔✔Which of the following is an example of an
epigenetic effect?
The glucocorticoid receptor gene - ✔✔Which gene has been shown to be
epigenetically modified by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
The stress response increases - ✔✔What happens to the stress response
system when the glucocorticoid receptor gene is epigenetically modified
such that it is less active and produces fewer receptors?
2
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, Childhood maltreatment - ✔✔What pre-exisiting condition(s) are
associated with epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene
in victims of suicide?
Manual dexterity - ✔✔Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to
the quality of parental care a child receives?
Cortisol and adrenalin - ✔✔Which two hormones are involved in initiating
our response to stress?
Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but toxic
stress is not - ✔✔Which of the following answers best describes the
difference between tolerable and toxic stress in a child?
Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid resistance -
✔✔Allostatic changes due to activation of the stress response can produce
allostatic load on the body and brain. Which of the following pairs does
NOT correctly identify an allostatic change and its corresponding allostatic
load?
3
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