Neurobiology of Infant Development Flashcards
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Neurogenesis
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Proliferation of neurons in the subependymal matrix zone, with migration
2
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Pruning
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Disappearance of electrically inactive synapses (age 1-2 years)
3
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Plasticity
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Process in which changes occur in the organization of the brain as a result of experience
4
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Touch
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First sense to emerge, body responsive at week 12 of gestation
5
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Vision
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Between birth and 6 months, control of eye movements shifts from subcortical to cortical; anticipatory tracking occurs
6
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Hearing
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Neural structures from early in utero and fetuses can respond to sound in the third trimester
7
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Lateralization
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Process in which certain functions are located more in one hemisphere than the other (left for language, right for music)
