Final - Brain Development and Neural Processes

Question 1

blooming and pruning

Answer 1

• infancy
• overproduction of synaptic connections
• followed by elimination of unused pathways
• enhances efficiency

Question 2

lateralization

Answer 2

• specialization of brain hemispheres
• left hemisphere: language
• right hemisphere: spatial reasoning and creativity

Question 3

prefrontal cortex development

Answer 3

• associated with self-regulation, decision-making, and impulse control
• significant in adolescence
• future planning

Question 4

cephalocaudal pattern

Answer 4

• head to tail growth
• physical growth and feature differentiation work from top down
• see objects before they can move to it

Question 5

proximodistal pattern

Answer 5

• near to far
• growth starts at centre and moves towards extremities
• control arms before hands