Lecture 7 (DONE) Flashcards

1
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Define gestation.

A

period of time between conception & birth / pregnancy

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2
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Define embryonic.

A

Early pre-natal development

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3
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Define fetal.

A

Late prenatal development

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4
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When does the human NS begin to form.

A

Two weeks gestation

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5
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Explain the development of the Human NS.

A

Neural plate starts to fold and makes a neural tube, eventually forms the CNS.

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6
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What does the neural tube later become?

A

The CNS.

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7
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What does the notochord eventually become?

A

Vertebrae.

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8
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What do the neural crest cells eventually become?

A

The PNS.

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9
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How does the forebrain, hind-brain, and mid-brain develop during gestation?

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They are all the same size. Eventually the forebrain becomes the biggest part.

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10
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What are the 5 stages of brain development?

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  1. Proliferation- mitosis of neural stem cells in ventricular zone of neural tube
  2. Migration - new cells migrate towards cortical surface
  3. Differentiation - Diff. into neuronal types and axons and den. form
  4. Synaptogenesis - synapses form
  5. Myelination - begins in spinal cord, hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain
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11
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What happens to the teenage brain during development?

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Peak connections at 12 years around puberty, but after connections start to get pruned back.

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12
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What is “software” another word for in the brain?

A

Reorganization

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13
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Is pre-natal development based on nature or nurture?

A

Mostly nature b/c it cannot be molded by sensory experience

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14
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Are lower species influenced by nature or nurture more?

A

Nature because the develop faster / less sensory input.

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15
Q

MZ TWINS OR DZ TWINS

A

IDK DUDE LOOK AT THE GRAPH

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16
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The experiment raise animals in vertical lines, explain it and what kind of evidence is it?

A

Cats wear a VR headset for three weeks that elongate things. Ability to see horizontal lines not good. casual evidence.

17
Q

The experiment humans raised in different environments, explain it and what kind of of evidence is it?

A

Humans that do not grow up and see diagonals do not see diagonals as well. it is correlational evidence.

18
Q

What is similar in animals when it comes to brain?

A

NT types

19
Q

What are the differences in the brain when it comes to the brain?

A

Dominance of functional areas:
-humans/primates: large visual
-dolphins/bats: auditory
-raccoons: somatosensory

20
Q

As we move up the evolutionary tree, what happens to the brain?

A

Need more invagination (surface area)
Need more prefrontal cortex

21
Q

Is there a correlation between brain size and intelligence?

A

MAYBE, we use a body-to-brain mass ratio.