BRAIN STORY CERTIFICATION 2026 STRESS
AND EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood.
Answer: Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity
to least
◉ 3.
Answer: The age at which a human brain has the most connections
between neurons is:
◉ They influence which neural connections are strengthened and
which are pruned away.
Answer: How do experiences shape the developing brain?
◉ Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function
skills.
Answer: 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.
◉ At any stage of development.
,Answer: At what stage of development do negative experiences
influence the architecture of the developing brain?
◉ The interaction between genes and environmental influences.
Answer: Most traits and diseases in humans are derived from:
◉ An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene
such that its expression decreases.
Answer: Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic
effect?
◉ The glucocorticoid receptor gene.
Answer: Which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified
by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
◉ The stress response increases.
Answer: 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?
◉ Childhood maltreatment.
Answer: What pre-exisiting condition(s) are associated with
epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in
victims of suicide?
, ◉ Manual dexterity.
Answer: Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the
quality of parental care a child receives?
◉ Cortisol and adrenalin.
Answer: Which two hormones are involved in initiating our
response to stress?
◉ Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but
toxic stress is not.
Answer: Which of the following answers best describes the
difference between tolerable and toxic stress in a child?
◉ Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid
resistance.
Answer: 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?
◉ All of the above.
Answer: Early life stress is associated with what physiological
change in adulthood?
AND EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood.
Answer: Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity
to least
◉ 3.
Answer: The age at which a human brain has the most connections
between neurons is:
◉ They influence which neural connections are strengthened and
which are pruned away.
Answer: How do experiences shape the developing brain?
◉ Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function
skills.
Answer: 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.
◉ At any stage of development.
,Answer: At what stage of development do negative experiences
influence the architecture of the developing brain?
◉ The interaction between genes and environmental influences.
Answer: Most traits and diseases in humans are derived from:
◉ An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene
such that its expression decreases.
Answer: Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic
effect?
◉ The glucocorticoid receptor gene.
Answer: Which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified
by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
◉ The stress response increases.
Answer: 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?
◉ Childhood maltreatment.
Answer: What pre-exisiting condition(s) are associated with
epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in
victims of suicide?
, ◉ Manual dexterity.
Answer: Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the
quality of parental care a child receives?
◉ Cortisol and adrenalin.
Answer: Which two hormones are involved in initiating our
response to stress?
◉ Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but
toxic stress is not.
Answer: Which of the following answers best describes the
difference between tolerable and toxic stress in a child?
◉ Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid
resistance.
Answer: 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?
◉ All of the above.
Answer: Early life stress is associated with what physiological
change in adulthood?
