Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Frontal Lobe, Neural Development, Neuroglia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

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And interaction of the two: nature determines range and nurture determines how much in that range. Qualitative difference: e. g. caterpillar cocoon butterfly. Normative: there is a typical sequence of change, average, look for consistence, methodology is cross-sectional. Individual: consistency not there, look at individual, methodology is longitudinal: changes in the specific individual, takes longer. 100 200 b neurons at birth: neurons not produced after second trimester, brain with all the neurons you"ll have. Increase in weight (350 to 1400g) due to glial cells and myelination. Cortical development mirrors emergence of abilities: frontal lobe develops last, the frontal lobe is not completely developed up until around 25 years o. Very much like adult: suck faster for sweet stuff, reject salty liquid, pleasant expression for bananas, frown for rotten eggs. Responds to wide variety of sounds listen for voices. 1st few days: turned head towards sounds, discriminate sound sequences.