Brain growth and development.
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Which area of the brain is responsible for coordination of activity between the right and left hemispheres?

  • Corpus callosum (correct)
  • Reticular formation
  • Cerebellum
  • Hippocampus
  • Which area of the brain is involved in attention and completes myelination by age 5?

  • Cerebellum
  • Corpus callosum
  • Hippocampus
  • Reticular formation (correct)
  • Which area of the brain is involved in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory?

  • Cerebellum
  • Corpus callosum
  • Hippocampus (correct)
  • Reticular formation
  • Which theory proposes that autobiographical memory before age 2 is limited because the awareness of self becomes stable at about 2 years of age and serves as a new organizer around which events can be encoded, stored, and retrieved in memory as personal?

    <p>The theory of stable self-awareness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?

    <p>An increase in myelination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the brain undergoes the most myelination during early childhood?

    <p>Frontal lobes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is infantile amnesia?

    <p>The inability to remember anything prior to age 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Brain Development and Function

    • The corpus callosum is responsible for the coordination of activity between the right and left hemispheres.

    Attention and Myelination

    • The frontal lobe is involved in attention and completes myelination by age 5.

    Memory Transfer

    • The hippocampus is involved in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory.

    Autobiographical Memory

    • The theory of autobiographical memory proposes that autobiographical memory before age 2 is limited because the awareness of self becomes stable at about 2 years of age and serves as a new organizer around which events can be encoded, stored, and retrieved in memory as personal.

    Brain Growth and Development

    • The main reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood is the formation of new connections and synapses.

    Myelination in Early Childhood

    • The axons of the central nervous system undergo the most myelination during early childhood.

    Infantile Amnesia

    • Infantile amnesia is the phenomenon where people tend to have few or no memories of their early childhood, typically before the age of 2-3.

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    Test your knowledge on brain growth and development, specifically focusing on the myelination process in the corpus callosum. Learn about the peak of myelination during early childhood and its continued progression through adolescence. Explore the importance of the corpus callosum in coordinating activity between the brain's hemispheres.

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