PSY312H5 Lecture Notes - Amygdala, Inferior Colliculus, Pseudobulbar Affect
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As they get older the withdrawal becomes more defined. Development from undifferentiated (if you dress a boy in pink pajamas you maturation and readiness. Qualitative physiological alteration in size/growth must occur and brain change. Can proceed in 2 different ways: from general to specific (ex: pain) Can also proceed in asynchronist way (ex: puberty) direction progression personal and social. States that development proceeds from head to tail. Development proceeding from axis (middle of body) to periphery (arms/legs) When infants respond to painful stimuli reflexively withdraw whole body. If you learn a second language before the age of 11 or 12 both languages will not have an accent. All the neurons you are ever going to use are developed in the second trimester of pregnancy. Peripheral nervous system senses incoming sensory information (input system): auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory system (taste), tactile, sense of balance controlled by vestibular system (could be a.
