B6 - Brain Development and Learning

Question 1

The brain contains …. of neurones

Answer 1

Millions

Question 2

The brain can coordinate complex behaviour such as ….

Answer 2

• Adapting behaviour from experiences, learning.

- Co-ordinating complicated responses, such as social behaviour.

Question 3

Most of the neuron connections in a newborn baby’s brain are not yet ……, so the brain is only partly …… Every new experience causes the brain to become …. developed. When neurones in the brain are ….. they branch out to form a massive ….. of neurones with …. of different pathways.

Answer 3

Formed, developed, more, stimulated, network, trillions.

Question 4

Most connections are made by ….. When impulses travel down a pathway with each ……, this causes the neurone to ….. out, creating a new pathway. This connects new …! This produces a big network of neurones with trillions of routes. The pathways remain constant until ….

Answer 4

Three, experience, branch, cells, ten.

Question 5

When experiences are repeated the pathways become …. These are more likely to t…… …….s than others, making co-ordinating behaviour such as playing the piano …..! By …. pathways which are used begin to … off, making it … for older people to learn new skills such as learning a l….e or playing the c….r. We can still learn as new pathways can still be created.

Answer 5

strengthened, transmit impulses, easier, ten, die, harder, language, computer.