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