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10 Cards in this Set
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Infancy |
Birth to age 2 |
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Childhood |
Ages 2 to 12 |
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Adolescence |
Ages 13-18 |
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Proliferation (1) |
Increase in the number of neurons in the brain. |
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Migration (1) |
When neurons go to their designated area. |
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Synaptogenesis (Circuit formation/synaptic flourishing, 2) |
When the axon of new neurons grow out to target cells and form synapses with them. |
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Synaptic pruning (3) |
The brain refines the neural connections developed during infancy and childhood. |
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Myelination (4) |
The growth and development of the myelin around many axons. Contributes to brain size. |
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Frontal lobe (5) |
The last part of the brain to go through synaptic pruning (between ages 16-20). |
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Adaptive plasticity |
The ability of the brain to change, adapt and grow throughout life. |
