Brain Development from Infancy Through Adolescence Flashcards
1
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Development plasticity
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Infant or a child’s brain
Ability of synapses to be modified
2
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Adaptive plasticity
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Ability of the brain to change, adapt and grow throughout life
3
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Proliferation
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Neurons divided and multiple
4
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Migration
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Newly formed neurons move outward to their destined location
5
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Circuit formation
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Axons of new neurons grow out to target cells and form synapses
6
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Synaptic pruning
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Elimination of excess neurons and synapses
7
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Synaptogenesis
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The process of forming new synapses
8
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Brain development during adolescence
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Cerebellum increase in the number of neurons and synapses
Amygdala becomes more active
Corpus callosum thickens and there is an increase in the number of connections between the two hemispheres
Frontal lobe motor movement and higher order thinking
