Lecture 3

Question 1

What brain areas do the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain develop into respectively?

Question 2

What is the neural tube and its parts in a 5-week old embryo? (See

Question 3

Describe neuron generation.

Question 4

What is the role of apoptosis in early brain development?

Question 5

What are stem cells and what do they do?

Question 6

What is cell migration and differentiation?

Question 7

What are the two steps of dendridic formation?

Question 8

How do synapses form and what is pruning?

Question 9

How do neurons develop in the adolescent brain?

Question 10

What are Piaget’s 4 Stages of Cognitive Development? Describe the
ages, cognitive traits, and corresponding brain processes.

Question 11

What is the dual systems model of adolescent brain development? Does
it have universal consequences?

Question 12

What brain changes are common to healthy aging after 30?

Question 13

Describe schizophrenia, its causes, and the effects of culture and
biological sex-related factors.

Question 14

Describe each of these age-related disorders: Cerebral palsy,
hydrocephalus, autism, fragile X syndrome, dementia.

Question 15

What is lateralization, what functions does it affect, and what age does it usually occur by?

Question 16

Define cerebral, neuronal, and genetic asymmetries.

Question 17

What are the 4 things that brain stimulation taught us about lateralization?

Answer 17

Explain the 10 principles of neuroplasticity.

Question 18

How do adverse environments affect brain development?

Question 19

How do complex environments affect brain organization?

Question 20

How does diet and nutrition affect brain organization?

Question 21

How does socioeconomic status affect brain organization?

Question 22

How does experience influence neural connectivity?

Question 23

Describe the plasticity of representational zones

Question 24

What are individual differences in cerebral organization?

Question 25

How does age influence neuroplasticity after brain injury?