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During which step of fetal brain development do neurons form in one region of the neural tube?

Migration

Neurogenesis (correct)

Differentiation

Formation of Neural Tube

By what month do neurons move to their permanent locations in the brain during fetal brain development?

5th month

7th month (correct)

3rd month

9th month

What is the consequence of failure to properly close the neural tube during fetal brain development?

Increased risk of epilepsy

Delayed brain development

Formation of birth defects (correct)

Neurological disorders

What happens during the process of differentiation in fetal brain development?

Neurons become larger and produce dendrites Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of myelination during fetal brain development?

To speed up conduction velocity Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the Developmental Systems Theory?

Development occurs within a system of interacting levels Signup and view all the answers

What is epigenesis in the context of genetics?

A change in gene expression Signup and view all the answers

How does experience modify gene activity?

By modifying the chemistry of gene activity Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of high grooming (HG) moms on their offspring's stress response?

Lower stress response Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism through which gene chemistry is changed?

Methylation Signup and view all the answers

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During which step of fetal brain development do neurons form in one region of the neural tube?

By what month do neurons move to their permanent locations in the brain during fetal brain development?

What is the consequence of failure to properly close the neural tube during fetal brain development?

What happens during the process of differentiation in fetal brain development?

What is the purpose of myelination during fetal brain development?

Which of the following best describes the Developmental Systems Theory?

What is epigenesis in the context of genetics?

How does experience modify gene activity?

What is the effect of high grooming (HG) moms on their offspring's stress response?

What is the mechanism through which gene chemistry is changed?

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