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Brain Story Questions and Answers Already Passed Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered mature around the age of: 25 Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity to least Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood The age at which a ...

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Brain Story Questions and Answers Already Passed Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered mature around the age of: ✔✔25 Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity to least ✔✔Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood The age at which a human brain has the most connections between neurons is: ✔✔3 How do experiences shape the developing brain? ✔✔They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned away Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a bottom -up sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in the correct sequence of development. ✔✔Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function skills At what stage of development do n egative experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain? ✔✔At any stage of development Most traits and diseases in humans are derived from: ✔✔The interaction between genes and environmental influences Which of the following is an example o f an epigenetic effect? ✔✔An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that its expression decreases Which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring? ✔✔The glucocorticoid recept or gene What happens to the stress response system when the glucocorticoid receptor gene is epigenetically modified such that it is less active and produces fewer receptors? ✔✔The stress response increases What pre -exisiting condition(s) are associated w ith epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in victims of suicide? ✔✔Childhood maltreatment Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the quality of parental care a child receives? ✔✔Manual dexterity Which two hormones are inv olved in initiating our response to stress? ✔✔Cortisol and adrenalin Which of the following answers best describes the difference between tolerable and toxic stress in a child? ✔✔Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but toxic str ess is not Allostatic changes due to activation of the stress response can produce allostatic load on the body and brain. Which of the following pairs does NOT correctly identify an allostatic change and its corresponding allostatic load? ✔✔Silencing of t he glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid resistance Early life stress is associated with what physiological change in adulthood? ✔✔All of the above Which of these answers below correctly identifies the brain structures involved in mediating our responses to stress? ✔✔Pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland Which is the most common source of childhood toxic stress in w estern countries? ✔✔Neglect

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