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The brain begins as an embryonic structure called the: - ANSWER-Neural Tube
Brain development starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered mature
around the age of: - ANSWER-25
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, motor, emotional, executive
Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity to least plasticity. -
ANSWER-Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood
The age at which a human brain has the most connections between its neurons is: -
ANSWER-3
How do experiences shape the developing brain? - ANSWER-They influence which
neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned away
At what stage of development do negative experiences influence the architecture of the
brain? - ANSWER-At any stage of development