BRAIN STORY CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
the brain begins as an embryonic structure called the - ....ANSWER ...-
neural tube, shortly after conception it is formed in neurulation, all areas of the
brain develop from here
the brain is considered mature around what age - ....ANSWER ...-25, the
brain is not mature until our mid-twenties because the prefrontal cortex (which
enables executive function abilities) continues to develop until this time
what is the sequence in which we learn our abilities - ....ANSWER ...-
sensory, motor, emotional skills, executive function skills (begin in early childhood
but their sensitive period of development continues into early adulthood)
what stages of development are the most plastic and the least -
....ANSWER ...-early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the
brain becomes progressively less plastic with age
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, the age at which a human has the most connections between neurons is -
....ANSWER ...-3, as the brain ages, unused connections are pruned away
and active connections are strengthened
how do experiences shape the developing brain - ....ANSWER ...-they
influence which neural connections are strengthened or pruned, they help us
practice our skills
at what stage of development do negative experiences influence the architecture of
the developing brain - ....ANSWER ...-at any stage of development, which
neural circuits will be affected depends on when the negative experience occurs
most traits and diseases in humans are derived from - ....ANSWER ...-the
interaction between genes and environmental influences
what is an example of an epigenetic effect - ....ANSWER ...-an
environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that expression
decreases
is manual dexterity related to the quality of parental care a child receives -
....ANSWER ...-no
which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified by the quality of
maternal care in rat offsrping - ....ANSWER ...-the glucocorticoid receptor
gene which is methylated in response to maternal care
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
the brain begins as an embryonic structure called the - ....ANSWER ...-
neural tube, shortly after conception it is formed in neurulation, all areas of the
brain develop from here
the brain is considered mature around what age - ....ANSWER ...-25, the
brain is not mature until our mid-twenties because the prefrontal cortex (which
enables executive function abilities) continues to develop until this time
what is the sequence in which we learn our abilities - ....ANSWER ...-
sensory, motor, emotional skills, executive function skills (begin in early childhood
but their sensitive period of development continues into early adulthood)
what stages of development are the most plastic and the least -
....ANSWER ...-early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the
brain becomes progressively less plastic with age
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, the age at which a human has the most connections between neurons is -
....ANSWER ...-3, as the brain ages, unused connections are pruned away
and active connections are strengthened
how do experiences shape the developing brain - ....ANSWER ...-they
influence which neural connections are strengthened or pruned, they help us
practice our skills
at what stage of development do negative experiences influence the architecture of
the developing brain - ....ANSWER ...-at any stage of development, which
neural circuits will be affected depends on when the negative experience occurs
most traits and diseases in humans are derived from - ....ANSWER ...-the
interaction between genes and environmental influences
what is an example of an epigenetic effect - ....ANSWER ...-an
environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that expression
decreases
is manual dexterity related to the quality of parental care a child receives -
....ANSWER ...-no
which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified by the quality of
maternal care in rat offsrping - ....ANSWER ...-the glucocorticoid receptor
gene which is methylated in response to maternal care
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