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1. specialization is seen in early
developmen (such as language areas)
2. specialization takes 2 forms:
1. brain regions become more
focused
2. the stimuli that trigger activity
shift from general to specific
3. different brain systems specialize at
different rates (e.g. babies can smell and
taste before they can talk)
what are the 5 main principals on Brain 4. specialization requires stimulation from
development/ the environment; that comes in two
forms:
1. experience-expectant growth
(like language)
2. experience-dependent growth
(like playing the piana)
5. the immature brain’s lackof
specialization has the benefit of
plasticity (an adult and a child with the
same TBI - the child will recover faster
and better)
, 3 weeks: a 3mm long tube fuses to
develop into the brain and spinal cord
3 months: the brain has multipliad
several times and the forebrain is larger
6 motnhs: cerebral cortex is the largest
list the stages of brain development and what
structure and starts to seperate into
occures?
lobes
9 months: cortex is now wrinkled and
substructures are in working order
18 months: neuronal development is
finished, and synaptic pruning continues