Brain Story Certification Questions With Complete Solutions

the brain begins as an embryonic structure called the correct answer: neural tube, shortly after conception it is formed in neurulation, all areas of the brain develop from here the brain is considered mature around what age correct answer: 25, the brain is not mature until our mid-twenties because the prefrontal cortex (which enables executive function abilities) continues to develop until this time what is the sequence in which we learn our abilities correct answer: sensory, motor, emotional skills, executive function skills (begin in early childhood but their sensitive period of development continues into early adulthood) what stages of development are the most plastic and the least correct answer: early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the brain becomes progressively less plastic with age the age at which a human has the most connections between neurons is correct answer: 3, as the brain ages, unused connections are pruned away and active connections are strengthened how do experiences shape the developing brain correct answer: they influence which neural connections are strengthened or pruned, they help us practice our skills at what stage of development do negative experiences influence