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