Neural Development and Neuroplasticity Quiz

What are the two processes involved in the formation of the nervous system?

Which cells differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendroglia?

What is the function of the notochord in neurulation?

During which stage of neural development does proliferation of neural cells occur?

Which structure plays a role in motor learning and goal-directed behavior through the basal ganglia, mediated by dopamine?

What is the major output pathway for voluntary movement?

Which part of the brain is responsible for subconscious planning and organization of movement?

What factors constrain movement, such as action, perception, and cognition?

What is neuroplasticity?

At what levels can neuroplasticity occur?

What processes are involved in recovery from brain injury?

What involves changes in cortical maps and the development of new functions in response to sensory input and motor demands?

In healthy adults, when can cortical maps change?

What nature of the nervous system leads to competition that determines the domination of neural borders and functional areas in the brain?

What are important factors in human growth and development?

Which period includes significant stages of embryonic and fetal development?

What theory emphasizes the importance of forming emotional attachments to caregivers for survival?

What is a vital time for the development of sensorimotor, cognitive, communicative, and social-emotional behaviors?

What period is characterized by rapid change in height, weight, and the development of secondary sexual characteristics?

What factors influence attachment security?

What can lead to neurobiological changes, altered neural systems, and sensitization to stress?

What determines motor behavior?

What are the distinct periods of human development?

What influences human development?

What are the phases of attachment according to attachment theory?

What theory emphasizes the importance of cognitive development?

Which process can lead to congenital conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly?

What plays a critical role in guiding axons to appropriate targets?

What determines the establishment and modification of neural circuits?

When does myelination increase into the late teens and early twenties?

What continues to improve into the early 30s?

What occurs at puberty in relation to changes in white matter and synaptic pruning?

What does the cerebellum compare intended output with to adjust and update movement commands?

Which part of the brain plays a crucial role in fine-tuning and planning movements?

What is responsible for integrating signals to determine axon pathways and synaptogenesis?

What is disrupted in disruptions in neural induction, neurogenesis, and neuronal diversity?

What can lead to congenital conditions such as fetal alcohol syndrome and hydrocephalus?

What underpins variations in personality, ability, and behavior?

What principle states that failure to use neural networks can lead to degradation of functions and learned non-use, requiring environments to be set up for increased engagement and stimulation?

Which factor is critical for inducing plasticity according to the text?

What does neuroplasticity involve?

Which perspective is important for understanding human development?

What is the role of neurogenesis in human adults according to the text?

What principle emphasizes that the nature of training dictates the nature of plasticity?

What is emphasized as critical for inducing plasticity and acquiring new skills?

What concept involves changes in quantity and body size, impacting developmental motor control?

What is important for understanding human development according to the text?

What can impact short and long-term health outcomes, and be transferred across generations?

What plays a critical role in guiding axons to appropriate targets?

What is emphasized as critical for inducing plasticity and acquiring new skills?

What principle emphasizes the importance of training or usage in maintaining networks and connections, driving alternate processes and protecting plasticity?

What plays a critical role in guiding axons to appropriate targets?

What can impact short and long-term health outcomes, and be transferred across generations?

What is emphasized as critical for inducing plasticity and acquiring new skills?

What involves changing relations between the developing person and multi-level environmental contexts?

What principle emphasizes that the nature of training dictates the nature of plasticity?

What determines the establishment and modification of neural circuits?

Which factor is critical for inducing plasticity and acquiring new skills according to the text?

At what levels can neuroplasticity occur?

During which stage of neural development does proliferation of neural cells occur?

What continues to improve into the early 30s?

What is responsible for integrating signals to determine axon pathways and synaptogenesis?