VCE Psychology - U1 AOS 1 - Brain Plasticity and Damage

Brain size is about 90-95% adult size by the age of

• 1 month

• 6 months

• 6 years

• 25 years

Synaptogenesis

• is an acquired brain injury

• starts before birth

• starts after birth

• 'fine tunes' neural connections

When neural connections are repeatedly used, then it is likely that they will

• strengthen

• weaken

• be pruned

• disappear

Two bursts of brain myelination occur

• shortly before and shortly after birth

• shortly after birth and during adolescence

• shortly before and shortly after adolescence

• during adolescence and shortly before adulthood

The last brain area to reach maturity tends to be the

• motor cortex

• sensory cortex

• cerebral cortex

• prefrontal cortex

The case study of Phineas Gage demonstrates the effects of brain injury to the cortex in the _____ lobe

• frontal

• parietal

• temporal

• occipital

Spatial neglect is most commonly associated with damage in the _____ lobe

• frontal

• occipital

• temporal

• parietal

A synapse is

• a neural connection

• a type of neurotransmitter

• the place where neurons communicate

• the part of the neuron where small extensions grow

The process of eliminating synaptic connections is called

• synaptic pruning

• dendritic sprouting

• adaptive plasticity

• dendritic growth

When a brain area assumes or ‘takes over’ the function of an adjacent damaged brain area, this is best described as

• synaptic pruning

• dendritic sprouting

• adaptive plasticity

• dendritic growth